Around 160 million Americans are obese or overweight according to IHME. More specifically, around 75% of males and 60% of women are considered to be too heavy. This has been a huge issue in U.S. health wise because obesity is the leading cause of chronic illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease. It is also putting a strain on health care costs because How Obesity Affects America says that anywhere from 147 to 210 billion healthcare dollars go toward obesity-related treatments each year. Yes, this is a huge issue that needs to be discussed and resolved but it cannot be fixed unless we look at obesity from a different perspective. Until we stop blaming people individually for being overweight and look at how our society is formed around unhealthy eating, can we truly make a difference?