Obesity

Obesity is a major and growing problem in the United States. There are many reasons and causes for a person to become obese. Many people have no choice and its there only option, while others have the option but choose to not do anything about it. In a study, which was published in the journal Nature on Dec. 6, the researchers checked the DNA of 300 severely obese children for mutations in copy number variants (CNVs), large segments of DNA that are either copied or missing in our genes, and which scientists suggest play a vital role in the development of genetic diseases. They found evidence that several rare deletions may promote obesity. "That deletion, on chromosome 16, apparently causes trouble because it removes a gene that the brain needs to respond to the appetite-controlling hormone leptin", said Dr. Sadaf Farooqi of Cambridge University. This is one of the causes for the obese people that have no choice. Another way people can be forced to be obese, is by their family members who encourage them to do this.
All of the fast food places in the United States enable obesity to thrive. In many countries, there are no fast food places, and thus eliminating or at least controlling obesity. When ever I go somewhere, I see obesity happening all around me. I do not understand how people get to the point to where they can barely walk. Obesity is the ultimate disease. I have seen documentaries on obesity, and all of the people are addicted to food. You need it to survive, but you can also die from it when you eat to much. There are surgeries such as Adjustable Gastric Band, Gastric Bypass, and Sleeve Gastrectomy. But many fail because once they lose the weight and get off the treatment, they just gain back the weight. It is an endless battle.