Five Disadvantages of Obesity ( Anti-Thesis )

No one wants to be fat. I believe obese people didn't want their situation, I mean they just lack self-discipline. Well yes, at some point it is their choice to be that way. It is a matter of controlling and disciplining yourself.  


Looking for articles about obesity, I found an article entitled "The Countdown - 5 Disadvantages of Obesity That Would Inevitably Affect the Obese". Since there are now several cases of obesity all over the world, the writer of the said article came up listing things that could possibly happen or obese people experiencing right now.


According to Sivadi Kisho, there are five disadvantages of obesity:


1. Health Deterioration

Obviously, this is the main disadvantage of being an obese, you can get different health problems. Cancer, diabetes, hypertension and heart problems are some of the health risks. The more an obese person ignores these health issues, the more chances of having death as a result.


2. The Feeling of Depression

Obese people are aware of the disadvantages of obesity. They know that being obese comes with encountering different problems like having health problems and receiving criticisms from other people. And with this, they feel sad and depressed. 


3. Sexual Issues 

Studies show that obese people experience lack of sexual enjoyment and sexual desire. Of course, if a person does not engaged in any sexual activity at all, this disadvantage seems no effect for them.

4. Social Problems

Judgement and criticisms are normally received by people who are unacceptable for the society and obese people are one of those. They are most likely to experience bullying from the people around them. And almost everyone wants a sexy or hot girlfriend or boyfriend, that's why obese people feel rejected every time. There is a tendency that they can't confess to someone because they know that the one they like will never love them back.

5. Goals are harder or impossible to accomplish

It is hard to achieve your dream if you are not physically fit. Almost every thing that we do requires physical contact. You can't acquire success by just sitting and thinking. There is a need for action and you need to be engaged in physical activities. But how can you accomplish your goal if you can't even discipline yourself from eating?

Knowing these disadvantages can actually help obese people to somehow change their lifestyle for good. At least think of yourself first before others. Instead of thinking what they think about you, think of what you can actually obtain from being fat or obese aside from these things. Think of your health and your own happiness first.

Obesity: A Serious Case (Anti-Thesis)

Chocolates, ice Cream, chips, soda and cakes are just some of the food almost everyone can't resist. Eating like there's no tomorrow gives happiness to others. But this kind of happiness may lead to something serious. Something that might affect one's health. There may be different causes of death or diseases, but this one seems to be epidemic and hard to resolve.

As I ran through the articles about obesity, I saw an article entitled Satcher: Obesity almost as bad as smoking by a CNN Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Obesity can now be considered a serious case because there is an increase in people who was engaged in it especially in USA. It is comparable to smoking since it also result to a different kinds of diseases and death. More than 61 percent of adults and 14 percent of adolescents are victims of obesity and 300,000 people die each year because of health issues regarding obesity. Hence, there is a need for an action to this serious matter. 


There are some organizations who are willing to give something that can build facilities and programs that can actually help people live a healthy lifestyle.There are some organizations who are willing to give something that can build facilities and programs that can actually help people live a healthy lifestyle.




Surgeon General David Satcher said "Obesity is not just something that affects the individual, it costs the United States $117 billion per year."These two things may seem to be not related to each other but actually, they are. The actions needed like creating programs to be implemented is to treat obesity, change obese people's eating habit, help some people to eat in a healthy lifestyle and to lessen the cases of obesity. 

This should be a wake up call to everyone especially for people who don't eat in a balanced diet. It is good to know that there are still people who are concerned and willing to help resolving social issues.

Thigh Gap: A New Trend

 There were only two classifications of a body figure: Slim or Fat. Not until different body insecurities of women spread all over. It may be pathetic for some, but this is reality. Most of the girls nowadays chooses to improve their physical image based on what they think is perfect, setting aside their health.


Last time, I was checking one of my favorite fashion bloggers' blog post when I saw a comment mentioning 'thigh gap'. Out of curiosity, I checked some articles regarding that matter. And to my surprise, an article entitled Thigh Gap A Growing Obsession Online... But Not Necessarily At The Surgeon's Office explained all the questions in my mind. Thigh gap is said to be viral to women, particularly to teen girls. It pertains to the space between one's thighs. It is my first time to encounter such term and not all people know anything about it but it is known online or to networking sites, especially in Tumblr.


"The desire for such slim thighs is apparently so strong that plastic surgeons are seeing a rise in demand for thigh-specific cosmetic procedures." as to what  Ellie Krupnick stated. Because of aiming for this new kind of trend, there is an increase in demand for such operations for having a thigh gap. It is no surprise that many girls consult doctors for improving their body since they are eager to remove fats and they think that this is the easiest way to be slim.

Since most of us are in social networking sites, different kind of trends are easy to spread all over the world. That is why there are also different kind of insecurities among girls arise. What we see and what we hear is the reason why we desire or aim for such things.