Drive down your city's main street and observe how many fast food restaurants are located just in that area. This is a typical reason why about one-third of U.S. citizens are overweight or even worse obese. Americans have had an ongoing struggle with nutrition and living a healthy life style, and sadly right now it's at its peek. The United States of America is in the worst shape since its independence. I am determined that Americans can change using simple, but effective methods. I'm a firm believer because I, myself, am an excellent example of how someone can be overweight and become healthy through dieting and exercise. A solid support group is key to weight loss. Our Nation's schools need to have dieting and exercise programs to motivate the students and the people around them. I am not the only one who says nutrition is crucial, but I am one of the few who cares enough to change the direction this country is heading in.
             Nutrition is a widely discussed topic in America. Whether it's about the population and its obesity rate over time or nutritional facts and hints to a healthy lifestyle, nutrition is considered a broad, popular, and important topic of discussion. Lately American citizens have been having issues with weight and are malnourished (Lemley, "Balanced Living"). Which is weird to hear because America is the most overfed country in the world. How can a country have too much food and still be unhealthy? Although there is plentiful food in America, most of the food consumed nowadays is classified as junk food. On top of that, one-third of Americans get 47 percent of their calories from junk food (Lemley, "Balanced Living"). Junk food is an informal term for food that is of little nutritional value and often high in fat, sugar, and calories. Examples include: fried foods, sweets, soda pop, etc. All this is what causes malnutrition.
             Malnutrition is the lack of proper nutritio...