Im Too Fat Persuasive Essay

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" I'm too fat! I wish I had that body! ", are expressions regularly stated by teens all throughout the world. As our society portrays the perfect image of a human being, people often feel as if they have to look similar. Obesity is the excessive body fat from the consumption of junk food, causing health issues later in life. It's a worldwide epidemic that needs to be put to a stop so millions of people won't undergo health issues and wait for a shorter life expectancy. The obesity issues a big problem in this world because people are debating that they can’t control their weight versus taking the healthy route so they won’t have health issues, and their weight is causing taxes to rise because people need health care or transportation costs …show more content…

Those who don’t have the perfect body feel as if it’s their duty to look similar causing them to fall off a regular eating habit. “ The landmark fashion doll and cultural icon launched in 1959, has been far more than a valued toy or a collector's item.” (Source E). A doll named Barbie brings a huge influence onto the people in this world even though she’s never lived. Everyone else who doesn't resemble this image is outcasted causing them to feel depressed and making them not want to eat. “ We all speak the secret language of fat, even when we don’t realize it,” she says. “ You hear people say, I feel fast so many times a day. But fat is not a feeling!” (Source D). It’s very common to hear someone say they feel fat after eating or out of the blue, even though you can’t feel fat. Many people speak the fat language without realizing it, in which obesity is overlooked because it can cause depressions, high blood pressure, heart attack, and a stroke. In this world, we don’t pay attention to all the issues obesity creates, such arms an eating disorder. Many people hate the way they look so they think to themselves if they don’t eat as much they won’t look the way the world portrays the human body. This world makes us feel fat because of the production of the perfect dolls that are created, that tends to make people feel upset and sad. It’s overlooked but eating disorders are caused but …show more content…

We can’t force someone to eat healthy because it’s their right to eat whatever they want. “ I love eating and people love watching me eat.” (SourceF). This woman feels perfect the way and is the only person that can control her weight. She wasn’t pressured into eating so much junk food and wanting to gain weight, because she could’ve changed her eating plan and start to exercise, but instead she except the consequences that came along. Although the society shouldn’t encourage this choice she has made, it was her decision in the first place as well. “ the average weight of an American has increased 24 pounds since 1960.” (Source B). With the increase of weight on an airplane due to people that are obese affecting certain costs. Although they are obese and not in a healthy state, it’s their choice to do whatever they want. They know what consequences come into being obese and if that person keeps eating they know that transportation costs will increase because the engines are working harder because there’s excess weight. As the world goes on, obesity isn’t an issue to be solved society because we can’t force people what and what not to

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