Why are so many Americans overweight?

In the USA, Americans eat about 18 acres of pizza a day and china is the second largest fast food market after the United States. While some argue the biggest reason for Americans being overweight are being lazy and not being motivated enough, the most important factor contributing to Americans being overweight is eating too much fast food.

Some people argue that being lazy and not being motivated enough are the main causes for Americans being overweight. Americans are lazy because they don’t want to exercise alone. Since they don't want to exercise alone, they don't feel motivated enough. They want to exercise with a friend or somebody they know. When your exercising by yourself, there is no one to help you continue when you feel like quitting. Some Americans think exercising is too hard; therefore, they are not being motivated enough. Sitting on the couch is a way of being lazy. Sitting on the couch is being lazy because you are just sitting and not doing anything involving any kind of movement. Sitting on the couch results in not forming muscles properly or not losing any weight. When people are lazy, they don't want to anything at all. Since people don't want to do anything, then they don't feel like going out and doing really anything involving exercise.

Americans are overweight because they eat too much fast food. Americans go out to eat more than staying at home and eating a home cooked meal. Americans go out to eat 50% of the time; as a result, Americans go out 3-4 times a week. That’s a lot of fast food. Another reason is that most women work instead of being a stay at home mom, which means they don’t want to come home and make a home cooked meal. When women get home they are tired and don’t want to cook. It’s easier to buy food from Burger king or McDonald’s because there is no work when buying fast food. Americans eat more portions than they should and eat junk food instead of more healthy foods. A few years ago portions sizes were smaller. Since then, the portion sizes have doubled. Soda has changed over the past few years. Back then it was made from sugar, now it is made from high fructose corn syrup. High fructose corn syrup has a better taste than just plain sugar. Also, milk was way more popular than soda. Since high fructose corn syrup has been added, milk has become less popular. As a result, Americans drink more sugar and get less calcium in their diet.

Many Americans are overweight due to being lazy and not being motivated enough, but the main reason is that they eat to much fast food. Due to eating large portions, Americans eat more. A lot of changes have happened over the past years. Adding high fructose corn syrup to soda has made it taste better; as a result, soda is more popular than milk.