Obesity is it our faults?

In Kelly’s blog, “Overwhelming Oppositions of Obesity,” she made great valid points and arguments on America’s weight problem. In her blog it states that two-thirds of the population is overweight and one-third is considered obese. I completely agree with Kelly, it definitely has gotten to the point where something needs to be done, taking in account that more than half of America is unhealthy. The side effects she mentions can be life threatening as well as prone to bullying, which we all know is true. It's no surprise that being obese leads to many health problems, it makes one more at risk for strokes, heart disease, and diabetes. I personally see bullying on both sides due to the overweight factor. Kelly also talks about America’s obsession to be thin and perfect, and that it is our own fault for the way we look. I agree for the most part with that statement, but there are also other contributing factors. On womenfitness.net it explains that obesity is a very complex thing, genes is one of the top reasons in weight problems. Researcher Professor Philippe Froguel says that the gene, GAD2 may be responsible for obesity in 1 in 10 people. There are two types of GAD2, one that protects against obesity and the other one doesn’t. Diseases, drugs, and thyroid problems also can be other factors for being overweight. At the same time, America is over eating processed foods which makes all of the difference with being at a healthy weight and an unhealthy weight. There are steps we can take to make our population a more healthy one, and that first step is eating better.

How will government handle the oil spill?

On April 20th, an explosion on a oil rig platform had made headlines. It has been said that this oil spill could be one of the worse in history with 5,000 barrels of crude spilling into the ocean each day. It is apparent, everyone is looking to how the president will respond and act to this unfortnate disaster. It was stated that, "the leaking oil is not only an ecological catastrophe but a potential political hazard." A month ago Obama wanted to expand offshore drilling. Now, as a gesture, Obama assures us that no new drilling will be allowed unless they have the "safeguards" to do so. However, he still went on to say that, "I continue to believe that the domestic oil production is an important part of our overall strategy for energy security." Seriously? Is this really the time to worry about profit, when our Gulf is filled with oil the size of Puerto Rico? Obama went to Louisiana to get "a firsthand assessment of the enviromental disaster." As the looks of it, he trying to do damage control, but isn't it a little too late? The U.S. is always trying to solve a problem after the fact. They should have been more careful and used "safeguards" to prevent a problem of this degree, before it even happens (not saying it works that easily). It is so sad the effects of this spill, it's destroying our earth and the creatures that live on it. I think all the attention is now directed towards Obama and his administration. I think this is stupid, it shouldn't be about Obama, it should be about a solution in fixing the oil spill. I think his administration knows that people are looking to him to solve the problem, so how he deals with this, will either make him or break him. In the articles I read in Time and CNN, both mention that Obama says it's BP's responsibilty in fixing the problem. Which I agree with because BP is at fault for this, so they are held responsible. But, they are basically putting it all on BP's shoulders, but when it comes down to it, it will be on Obama's shoulder, what happens at the end. Unfortnately, that's what happens when you take office, national disasters are your problem. I hope this doesn't do too much damage, but it appears it already has. Sad.