Podcast Essay: Analysis of Obesity, Health Risks, and Global Impact

This essay analyzes a podcast discussing obesity as a significant health issue in the United States, affecting nearly 40% of adults and contributing to critical diseases like heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. The essay highlights that the podcast's focus is on the prevalence of obesity across different demographics, including Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black populations, and identifies factors such as genetics, eating habits, and physical inactivity as major causes. While acknowledging the podcast's information on obesity, the essay points out the lack of guidance on effective weight reduction strategies. It further explores the negative impacts of obesity on daily life, including reduced physical capabilities and an increased risk of severe health conditions. The author reflects on their prior awareness of obesity and discusses personal observations on eating habits and lifestyle choices contributing to weight gain, referencing the World Health Organization's efforts to control processed foods and promote healthy living.

Podcast

Essay
Health is an important aspect for every person as it is significant to conduct desired
activities on daily routine to spend life in comfortable manner. There are various kinds of health
problems which impacts on body of people and create problems in functioning of organs which
make them ill (Wadden and Bray, 2018). However, obesity is one of the serious issue in United
States tat is responsible for creating risk of several other diseases. It has been analysed that
39.8% of adults are suffering from obesity among 93.3 million of population in US. Obesity
become responsible for generating critical health problems such as heart disease, stroke, type 2
diabetes and certain types of cancer. However, it is observed that estimated annual medical cost
of obesity in US is calculated around $147 billions.
From the reviewed podcast, it has been studied that effects of obesity in some specific
groups including Hispanic (47.0%) and non Hispanic blacks (46.8%) has highest age adjusted
prevalence of obesity. However, 37.9% of non Hispanic white and 12.7% of non Hispanic
Asians are suffering from obesity. There are various factors which are considered as causes for
obesity in people like genetic transmission, eating habits, physical inactivity, sleep habits,
medications conditions and medications. In present scenario of technology, physical activities re
reduced and fast food trend is followed by people which is responsible for disturbed metabolism
and extra deposition of fat on body (Bray and Bouchard, 2014). This podcast has information
regarding obesity but did not provide any knowledge about effective precautions to reduce
weight and avoid problem of obesity.
The obesity impact negatively on daily routine of an individual in which they face
difficulty to conduct regular activities and not able to complete work with ease & comfort. It
include that additional fat molecules deposition in body disturb the metabolism of body which
effects on functioning of organ that facilitate weakness and reduced stamina. However, obesity is
responsible for creating risk of certain critical disease including heart problem, stroke, type two
diabetes and cancer. Extra deposits of fat molecules facilitate high blood pressure because blood
vessels become narrow due to deposited fat in them (Oliveros and et. al., 2014).
I have already aware of this problem of obesity prior to reviewing podcast as observing
people in society with same issue. It is a serious health problem which can be avoid by taking
several precautions in daily life and spend out lives in comfortable manner. Meanwhile, I have
analyse the cause of gaining extra weight in body in current scenario with eating habits and

lifestyle. People use to intake fast foo do daily basis which provide energy but not give essential
nutrient to body then metabolism get disturbed. Moreover, sitting jobs and less physical activity
is responsible for not burning acquired calories which results into additional deposition of fat
molecules in body (Kelsey and et. al., 2014).
World health organisation has putting efforts to control processed food and drinks which
increase problem of obesity in people. They provide guideline to government of different
countries to take legal actions for preventing the given issue. However, they gave information
about harmful product which facilitate to gain extra weight which should be prevented by
government of nations.

References
Books and journals
Bray, G. A., & Bouchard, C. (2014). Handbook of Obesity–Volume 2: Clinical Applications.
CRC Press.\
Kelsey, M. M. & et. al., (2014). Age-related consequences of childhood obesity. Gerontology.
60(3). 222-228.
Oliveros, E. & et. al., (2014). The concept of normal weight obesity. Progress in cardiovascular
diseases. 56(4). 426-433.
Wadden, T. A., & Bray, G. A. (Eds.). (2018). Handbook of obesity treatment. Guilford
Publications.