Obesity in America Students name Professors name Course Date Obesity in America According to (National Heart, Lung Blood Institute, 2015), obesity is one of the health conditions considered to be chronic and critical having a damaging effect the functional systems of the body. People in the society with obesity are prone to more risky health illnesses comprising of joint and bone disease, diabetes and heart diseases. On attaining endemic proportions it means a wider population in the society is affected either directly or indirectly. Overweight individuals are accused of their condition as being lazy hence experiencing social segregation from part of the society. As result, it becomes challenging for the individuals with obesity to extend the social spheres as compared to those individuals without the condition. For instance, due to facial seclusion, most of the overweight people fear to have diverse types of relationships with other persons. Else, if the victims of obesity continue to experience stigmatization then it leads to torment and prejudice. Basically, obesity occurs when there is a discrepancy in the energy of the additional calories consumption than when used through a longer period of time typically resulting from a lot of aspects which involve behavioral. For