Interview about Obesity for project

Question
hello! I am currently working on a senior project that deals with Obesity in America. I need to have an interview with an expert and you sound like you could help me out! So if you have time, could you possibly respond to these questions? Thank you so much!

1.   What are your views on obesity in America?
2.   Do you think that on average Americans are becoming more or less healthy?
3.   Do you believe obesity is an important issue today and a growing problem?
4.   What steps do you think people need to take to help themselves as well as prevent obesity?
5.   What do you think is the leading cause of obesity today?
6.   Do you think the fast food industry plays a major role in the problem?
7.   Do you think implementing fitness and nutrition lessons in schools, starting in elementarty would be a positive step in preventing obesity?
8.   Do you see obesity in America getting worse or better within the next years to come?


Answer
Dear Marin, we really are not suppose to do homework questions but I'll answer as best I can. My views on obesity is that it is an epidemic. I don't think people consciously choose to be obese, but with the foods that are available and the lack of daily walking, the weight creeps on. Society as a whole has caused this problem with fast food, fast travel, the internet, TV, and video games. Everything is easy to obtain. To try cure the problem, or at least slow the staggering numbers, would take a lot of education in the earlier grades. If kids know what causes obesity, then they at least have a chance to choose their diets and increase their own activity level. Just as smoking education in the schools are geared toward prevention, so should obesity prevention. Will it work? Good question, but something has to be done, or these kids will become overweight adults. Overweight adults have a lot of health bills. That's really what the government is worried about- the monetary part of the obesity problem.
I dont see the problem going away anytime soon. Laura Kraemer,Slimkids.com

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