Discussion Topic:

Obesity is a major health issue in the United States. What environmental factors do you believe have contributed to obesity? What health concerns can result from obesity? How can advocates, policy makers, and others get individuals to adopt more healthy habits that could prevent obesity and health problems that stem from it? What commercial factors contribute to obesity and should the government be able to rule what private businesses and corporations do in this area?

Your responses should follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.). Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful. Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics. Use APA style for all citations. (Visit http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/index.aspx)