n, caused by not having enough to eat, or not eating enough of the right things. In America's case, citizens are malnourished because they do not eat enough of the right things. Consequently, nutrition takes on the domino effect. When one domino falls, all of them fall. This can be applied to nutrition simply. When one is malnourished, one becomes overweight and that can lead to obesity, which can be fatal. Someone is overweight when their body mass index exceeds the average for their age. Someone becomes obese when they reach an incredibly high percent of body fat compared to the average. Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to where it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and increased health problems. Obesity continues to rank No. 1 on the list of nutrition-related problems in American society (Herman, "Information on Nutrition Problems in Public Health"). Someone is considered obese when their body mass index exceeds 30kg/m. All this information leaves a frightening image in your mind. On the contrary, there is good nutrition and
             there are ways to counter malnutrition. I, myself, have been overweight and I have also conquered the struggles with poor nutrition.
             My personal battle with nutrition and being overweight began in seventh grade middle school. My parents brought it to my attention and took me to a pediatrician. I was classified as overweight and had to lose 35 pounds. I was sent to a nutritionist who informed me about portion size for vegetables, protein and carbohydrates. Then I was assigned my dads personal gym trainer for three days a week sessions. Finding that perfect balance of a good diet and exercise. Obviously at first, I was not to keen to the idea of a diet and a weekly workout schedule. Saying, "But Dad all this stuff is going to cut into my video game and T.V. time!". If that wasn't a good enough reason to...