Introduction
Obesity is a complex disease as it involves overweight due to consuming large amounts of fats in the body. Obesity is thus a health condition caused by many underlying factors such as high-fat consumption, the lack of physical body exercise, and others. Today, in contemporary society, many demographic factors are associated with obesity, the most common one is income. Therefore, family income is very pertinent in determining the health conditions of individuals and, in particular, whether they will develop obesity or not (Ogden, 2015).
Today, low-income earners are susceptible to developing obese conditions instead of those of high income. The majority of those who are obese have low-quality jobs that result from discrimination and stigmatization in the job market. Some of the reasons lower-income people are vulnerable to obesity and even lead to high mortality rates, as discussed below.
Individual’s Material Condition
The material possession and acquisition of an individual can make them susceptible to obesity. Those who can acquire and poses material properties considered worth are less likely to be obese than those whose income cannot allow them (Ogden, 2015). The material condition of a person can therefore restrict this individual’s access to healthy food and healthcare. Low-income people are in jeopardy when it comes to material conditions and thus can develop obese conditions.
Psychosocial Stressors
Low-income earners are also associated with a high level of psychosocial stressors. There are feelings of insecurity, social isolation, stigmatization, lack of control over one’s life, mental disorders. Moreover, stress increases the body calories and obesity among the poor.
Low Food Quality
The majority of low-income earners consume a lot of processed food that has a high-fat content. For example, processed flesh has a high-fat content, and this is a risk factor for obesity.
Conclusion
Among the low income, obesity is more prevalent because of not having adequate resources to get quality and healthy food and being stressed about life-challenging situations that leave them more worried, which opens the door to obese conditions.
Reference
Ogden, C. L. (2015). Prevalence of obesity among adults and youth: United States, 2011-2014.