OBESITY AND GLOBALIZATION

Obesity and Globalization

[Name of the institute]Obesity and Globalization

Introduction

The phenomenon of globalization embraces the idea of spreading factors of knowledge, capital, technology and culture from one part of the world to another or from one country to another. Globalization can be considered as a source that is producing both good outcomes as well as ill. This is true especially when it comes to the field of health and fitness. The positive or good outcomes of the globalization includes ending up the poverty level in many places and countries, reduction in the hunger and dealing with the infectious disease. These changes in turn improve the general quality of life. When the quality of life improves then an individual adopts the state of fitness and well being. There are a number of adverse effects also that the globalization is producing related to health and fitness. As a result of globalization there is a shift in the wealth of the people. But, this shift in the wealth of people has also shifted the waistline of them. Hence, it becomes one of the reasons for causing the problem of obesity all over the world. The following part of the paper discusses various globalization related causes that are resulting in the issue of obesity.

Discussion

Obesity is caused by endocrine disorders. It is a congenital disorder, and babies are not always obese throughout their development. Obesity is the result of an energy intake through the food exceeds consumption of energy through the activity. It has been shown that obese and normal-weight people can eat the same, but until people obese later reduced intake to compensate for this excessive intake, the obese do not. Obesity may also be due to inactivity, as in sedentary or bedridden. A potential association between avoidance of dietary fat and obesity was explored. Drinking sweetened beverages and breakfast skipping has been shown to promote obesity. For other eating behaviors, such as eating between meals or post dinner eating the association with obesity was not clear (Popkin, 2007, p. 88-95).

The luxurious life and comforts of the 20th century has high contribution in the global problem like obesity. The increase market expansion of junk food, new comforts, LCD and Plasma watching, and cars are major factors of why people are becoming fat in the United Kingdom. The foremost problem occurred when people gave importance to comfort rather than the health. People do not have time for cooking at home, they usually use fast, frozen, and junk food for their convenience regardless of their health and as a consequence we are able to see that obesity has become the major problem in the country (Popkin, 2006, p. 289-298).

In old times people do not have frozen and junk food and they eat fresh food without preservative. This maintained their health and there was no obesity problem as it is now. he number of fast-food and full-service restaurants, food consumed at home, and prices of cigarettes and alcohol were related to obesity. This is not the only ...