This assignment was supposed to be about a current issue we are interested in. I am definately always thinking about the obesity epidemic in the world, esp. in the US. It really bothers me that guys aren't look down upon with as much criticism as women are. A college aged guy with a monster beer gut is fine, but a girl with a gut.. watch out. It's so lame. I never hear guys complaining about needing to go on diets (when plenty of them do) while I think about my own weight everyday. I think my worrying about becoming obese started when i watched a family member of mine actually die from her weight. It was so sad and the worst part is that it could have been prevented.