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Essence Speegle
Dean Johnston
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January 10, y
Obesity
Obesity is becoming a major problem in our world today. You see it everywhere
you go. There are many causes for people gaining weight.
For starters, watching television while eating late at night is one of the many
causes for people gaining weight. When people watch television late at night while
eating, they do not realize how much they are consuming, which causes people to
unknowingly eat more and more. The reason eating late at night causes people to gain
weight is because they are sitting and not burning the calories that they just consumed.
This is the reason why so many people are starting to rack up the pounds.
One way to enjoy television while snacking is simply to watch the show at an
earlier time. For instance, if the show comes on at a late hour such as 10:00 P.M.,
record the show for the next night so that you can watch it at an earlier time while
enjoying a favorite snack. Another solution to this problem would be instead of bringing
the whole bag of chips or cereal with you, read the serving size to limit yourself to the
amount of food in a serving that you will be eating.
Secondly, watching television as soon as you get home also makes people gain
weight. I know from my own personal experience that when I am watching television
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and a food commercial like “Carl’s Junior” comes on, it makes my mouth water. The
