All about Obesity: A Cost/Benefit Analysis of the Growth, Causes, and Effects of Obesity

All about Obesity: A Cost/Benefit Analysis of the Growth, Causes, and Effects of Obesity

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The topic of this paper is obesity and the numerous surgeries used to “cure” it. Because obesity is an ever-increasing problem in the United States, physicians have developed many different ways for people to lose excess weight. As cases of obesity escalate annually, surgery is becoming the number one way to correct it. Since weight-loss surgery is increasing just as much as obesity is, problems associated with obesity continually skyrocket.

The purpose of this paper is to explain how obesity is affecting the economy of the United States. By looking into the past and present of obesity, it is easy to foresee how serious the future of it will become. It is becoming more evident that the bodies of Americans have evolved along with the definition of obesity. With the overall health conditions of Americans decreasing as their waists expand, the costs for keeping weight on and off have taken a serious toll on the pocketbooks of Americans.

The goal of this paper is to show the cost/benefit analysis of obesity and weight-loss methods and procedures. Because cases of obesity rise continually, diets, exercise programs, and surgeries have played a major role in correcting obesity. However, nothing is free and as such; the money it takes for people to maintain their obese lifestyles or be rid of them is extremely expensive. The costs involved with obesity and the methods used to correct it are heavily affecting the American economy.