Obesity is an epidemic that affects much of our society today, including children. According to the Center for Disease Control, more than one-third of American adults today are dealing with obesity. Obesity is more common among middle-aged adults because your metabolism slows as you age, which helps break down chemicals when you eat. When the metabolism slows down, the chemicals are stored as fat, which leads to obesity. The disease also leads to other health risks; including hypertension, heart disease, diabetes and stroke. Experts say obesity can be prevented with at least thirty minutes of daily exercise and a healthy diet. Contrary to what these experts think, even if the statement we should make is true, many people tend to believe that it is the government's responsibility to help people fight obesity. In 2012, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg took a huge step forward to help fight obesity and received a lot of criticism and some praise for doing so. Mayor Bloomberg pushed through a ban prohibiting the sale of sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces (Wall Street Journal). Many people felt the ban took away their freedom of choice, but the ban only prohibited sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces. In this case, people can purchase as many sugary drinks as they want, but none of them will exceed 16 ounces. Dr. Michael Tanner stated in the Wall Street Journal that “there should be no question that government policies contribute to the obesity epidemic in this country.” Government policies have contributed to the obesity epidemic in some. A good number of people believe that businesses/employers should take responsibility and have also explained why they think this way, including ways in which businesses are trying to help. In contrast, others felt that businesses should not take responsibility because they are not the cause of the obesity epidemic, but the government is. Those who argued that the government was responsible for the obesity epidemic had a common reason why they were responsible for it, and that was subsidies. There is no doubt that both factors have played a role in this epidemic, from government subsidies to employers making their employees work longer hours, in turn these employees rarely have time to prepare a healthy meal and make physical exercise. As stated previously, while these arguments have valid points, I believe it is everyone's responsibility to help fight this epidemic. Obesity is a very serious issue, which we all need to find a solution to resolve. Since the 1970s, the number of obese people in America has doubled and continues to grow rapidly. So instead of saying it's this person's responsibility to help, we all need to lend a hand and defeat this problem. Can we strong Americans overcome this obesity epidemic, the question is; we can all come together and make this happen