American obesity is an issue that continues to advance and grow every year. Statistics support this fact and state the reasoning for this growth in obesity is due to the large portions, inactivity and unhealthy eating habits in American people. NBC News released information that shows that almost 40 percent of American adults and nearly 20 percent of adolescents are obese, these are the highest rates on record in the U.S. Dr Frank Hu, chair of the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health states, “The trend of obesity has been steadily increasing in both children and adults despite many public health efforts to improve nutrition and physical activity.”. The continued weight increase in the youngest Americans is especially worrisome for long-term health. One in five adolescents, ages 12–19; one in five kids, ages 6–11, and one in ten preschoolers, ages 2–5 are considered obese, not just overweight. Overweight and obese children have a higher risk to stay obese and childhood obesity is linked to a higher chance of early death in adulthood. Overall, 70.7 percent of Americans are either overweight or obese, meaning that an unhealthy weight has become the norm. While visiting the U.S. for the first time from Australia, I became widely aware of the large portions and amount of ‘junk food’ and fast food chains there are here, and how easily accessible they are to people. When I compare the American lifestyle to the Australian lifestyle I see the large difference in eating habits and the overall healthy lifestyle of people.