Obesity in the U.S. Opposing Essay

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Should the first solution be called upon, it will be limited by the fact that the public may rebel, failing to re-elect those senators and congressmen who are in favor of the legislation. Indeed, the Supreme Court may even find some of the more extreme forms of legislation unconstitutional. The second solution, however, is limited by time and the fact that it could lead to the ridiculing of obese students who already suffer from low self-esteem. However, the limitations facing the second solution, or education in order to change culture are less far-reaching than the limitations of legislation. Educational programs could quickly be implemented both in schools and in adult learning centers that focus on whole wellness, including emotional wellness, and that instruct students that obesity is a disease, not unlike cancer or diabetes, conditions that one would never find amusing or laughable.
Further, through education, the problem of obesity in the United States could be solved for the long-term, as parents would continue to tech their children these important values and vice-versa. Thus, while legislation may have a place in the curbing of obesity in the United States, it is education aimed at changing the culture of obesity in the United States that will have real, long-term effects on the issue......

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