Point IV from 11/08

My exploratory essay explained only the negative perspectives of obesity since no resources support obesity. However, i stated three of the main causes of obesity including genetics, medications, and environmental factors and described them in detail. The dominant perspective was definitely the environmental factors such as fast food and family behaviors. Since genetics and perscription medications due influence weight gain they are only small contributors. Therefore, the increase in obesity can only be an effect of American's lifestyle change over recent years. I can only support the dominant research showing that environmental changes are influencing obesity the most, since genetics cannot transform so quickly and since medications are only a small factor. The most prevelent factor, the environment, needs to be dominant because it is the only factor that americans can control. The most difficult aspect, is enforcing healthy behavior amongst such an unhealthy environment.