Western civilization has a problem that needs to be solved immediately. People take the ecology of their own bodies for granted, mutilating it beyond recognition and transforming it into a shapeless mass. World Health International reported that in 2008, more than 1.4 billion adults ages 20 and older were overweight…more than 200 million men and nearly 300 million women were obese. Currently, fit people are in the bottom percentile, while obesity affects most of our population. Obesity has already become an epidemic in the country, spreading across all states. The reasons for this way of doing things are multiple; it is difficult to consider people's laziness as the only factor triggering the increase in obesity. Looking at the effects of obesity, it can be concluded that it is a huge problem in today's society. It all starts with each individual's personal attitude towards their body image, nutritional plan or physical activity. On the other scale, there is the group of people who criticize the media for creating the image of a person with standardized body proportions, unrealistic for a random person. Despite the provocative media campaign promoting thinness and athleticism, it seems that citizens are not responding to these efforts. It is important to recognize that obesity is not only the force that destroys the body, it destroys the entire organism. Obesity not only alters the functioning of organs, it kills and has already killed many people. It is time for people to become aware of this problem and tackle it as soon as possible before it is too late. According to data collected by the WHO, overweight and obesity constitute the fifth risk of death worldwide. Obesity-related disorders kill more than 850 people a day and more than 300,000 each...... middle of paper ...... Arons, Abigail. “Childhood obesity in Texas. Costs, policies and a framework for the future. Texas Children's Hospital Association, 2011. Combs, Susan. “Saving costs, losing time.” 2011 Special Report: Texas' Obesity Crisis, 2011. Web. < http://www.window.state.tx.us/specialrpt/obesitycost/>Ogden, Cynthia L. and Caroll Margaret D. et al. “Prevalence of childhood and adult obesity in the United States, 2011–2012.” JAMA, 2014. The Washington Post. “Which state is the most obese and which is the least? Some new winners this year. 2014. Internet. < http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/which-is-the-most-obese-state-and-which-is-the-least-some-new-winners-this-year/2014 /03/07/83a5a4f0-a4a8-11e3-84d4-e59b1709222c_story.html>WHO. “Obesity and overweight”. Fact Sheet No. 311, 2013. Web.