Obesity – What is Going On Here?
Here is a video on childhood obesity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC3BNPZQtk8
This week, we make the transition from adolescence into adulthood. As adults we are responsible for our own decisions. We choose many behaviors that either enhance or harm our health. This week the focus for our discussion will be on obesity – a problem that is plaguing our nation’s children, adolescents and adults. Before participating in the discussion read the following current article about obesity in the US.

The World Is Fat
By http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/author/catherine-rampell/
What is your perspective on the cause of obesity for the large majority of those who are facing this problem?
Whether you believe that the primary cause of obesity is genetics or lifestyle what has happened in our society since 1980 that has resulted in
doubled or tripled rates of obesity in adults and children?
What can be done in your own community to turn the obesity trend around? What kind of program might you create in this effort to bring health back
to our society?
What advice would you give to a friend coping with a weight issue to help them bring about long term change?