Obesity has become an epidemic that has escaped proper public information. It's a lifestyle choice, not an illness. It has become a big problem in America and is one of the most difficult public health problems the United States has ever faced. It is unlike any classical disease or plague caused by a chain of deadly viruses or bacteria. It cannot be treated simply with a vaccine, and there are not many promising medical treatments that have become known to the public that can help address this problem. Even if it is largely attributed to genetics or other health problems, it seems that obesity will never be addressed or addressed as a general problem because it is something that can be prevented, with motivation people can control what they choose to put in in their diet. mouths and when they should get up and exercise. Although society has tried hard to make obesity seem like a social norm, it plagues people with an unhealthy ideal lifestyle. It is not a deadly disease or plague, but mostly just a public health problem labeled as a deadly epidemic that can be the cause of many other health problems such as diabetes, heart disease, and kidney failure. If these aren't enough reasons to change an unhealthy lifestyle choice, what is? South Park is a show that put a sarcastic twist on political and social topics that happen in everyday life. In the episode titled “Raising the Bar,” they shed light on the cosmic epidemic of obesity and how it has become a social norm and is now simply considered “human nature,” if you will. Reality shows are also given the spotlight in the episode, such as the TV series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, which features an overweight little girl and her overweight family who are not only olay wit...... middle of paper .. ....Bayer, “Stigma and the Ethics of Public Health: We Can't, but Should We?” Social Sciences and Medicine 69 (2008): 463-73.M. Nitka, “Programs to Reduce Childhood Obesity Appear to Work, Cochrane Reviewers Say,” Journal of the American Medical Association 307, no. 5 (2012): 444-45. TA Wadden et al., “A Two-Year Randomized Trial of Obesity Treatment in Primary Care Practice,” New England Journal of Medicine 365 (2011): 1969-79; L. Appel et al., “Comparative Effectiveness of Weight Loss Intervention in Clinical Practice,” New England Journal of Medicine 365 (2011): 1959-68; J. Hill and R. Wing, “The National Weight Control Registry,” Permanent Journal 7, no. 3 (2003): 34-37.US Preventive Services Task Force, “Screening for Obesity in Adults,” Annals of Internal Medicine 139, no. 11 (2003): 930-32, at http://annals.org/article. aspx?articleid=716966.