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In a very interesting paper, Greg Crister discussed the issue of obesity and how it became a major concern. Crister mentioned that the UN was mainly concerned with starvation and malnutrition. However the recent data suggested that obesity is the new unmet health issue that should be tackled as it became one of the most popular epidemics in westernized countries. Childhood obesity was the major concern in Crister's paper; he stated a shocking statistical figure that suggests that at least twenty five percent of all Americans under the age of nineteen are overweight or obese. This figure proposed obesity as an epidemic, and an issue that should be managed. Crister addresses the issue of childhood obesity and how it could be prevented.
Crister's paper was very interesting and it discussed the problem of childhood obesity and how it should be prevented. He also gave statistical and research based information to support his ideas. The paper had many strong points that tackle the issue of obesity; however, there are some points that need to be clarified or rather express his personal opinion than state facts about the origin of obesity and how it is considered a psychological disorder that needs to be treated. Crister discusses that one nutritional wisdom. He suggests that one of the most important ways to prevent obesity is by educating parents about nutrition and healthy diets. He believes that "dietary restraint" is the answer to obesity stating that it is something that our ancestors knew simply by avoiding gluttony. However, one should doubt this particular idea as obesity is recognized by the science of psychology as a serious disorder that needs to be treated. Relating the amounts of food that obese peop ...