“This may be the first generation where children die younger than their parents and it is primarily linked to the obesity problem” (Judy Davis). Obesity in America has been a growing problem in recent years. There have been many different predictions as to why the number is rising so much among Americans. The food people eat and the lack of physical activity have a lot to do with this large increase. People don't exercise like they used to and even the food that surrounds people in America isn't as good as it used to be. Every day more and more places to eat are opened and this is not good for the people of the society. Fast food industries are the leading cause of obesity in America today. The reasons are that fast food is addictive, it is cheap and easy to get anywhere, and the portion sizes are too large for anyone to eat. Obesity is a huge problem facing America right now and something needs to be done about it. Fast food restaurants are everywhere these days. Fast food industries have restaurants on every major street, highway advertisements for their location, TV advertisements and much more to try to attract as many people as possible. More and more places are being set up every day and these fast food restaurants are starting to become the only places people can go. Healthy eating is eliminated and replaced with McDonald's, Wendy's and others. “Every day about a quarter of the US population eats fast food” (Eric Schlosser). One in four Americans eats at a fast food restaurant every day. That's a crazy number. This shows that many Americans truly depend on these places for food. The number shouldn't be that high. These places are not healthy for the body......middle of paper......and to make sure that this doesn't happen too. One major thing that goes hand in hand with obesity is the fast food industries. Fast food is everywhere and it's hard to say no. It's all before people's eyes when they travel on the road. Fast food is everywhere you turn, people can't escape it. Therefore, in today's society, fast food industries are the main cause of increasing obesity rate. You can tell by how addictive the food is and how hard it is to swallow, how cheap and easy it is to get, and how the portion sizes are too large for anyone to eat. Don't fall for fast food advertising. It looks good and nice, but in reality it is not. Fast food is slowly destroying the bodies of many different people and something needs to be done about it. Obesity is not something to joke about, because it can affect a person's life in many ways.