Why is obesity high in some states and not in others?

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Read Chapter Four of the text, Introduction to Sociology, and review the article, Overweight and Obesity, U.S. Obesity Trends. Answer the following questions from the text (page 183), Applying Sociology: Is Obesity Really a Problem?

  1. Why is obesity high in some states and not in others?
  2. Is overeating the only cause of rising obesity rates, or what other social factors could contribute to them?
  3. In the nature-nurture debate, do you think that people are the size they are because of genetics or because of lifestyle choices?

Your initial post should be at least 150 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.

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