Health-related diseases have become a rapidly growing epidemic in today's society. Most people have started living healthier lives and avoiding eating foods that are “bad” for them. Others are still naive about the health risks caused by fast food. But why have these diseases become an epidemic? Weight problems have been on the rise since the early 1900s. Today, Americans are bigger than medical science claims, and their weight continues to increase. While many other countries have seen an increase in obesity, no other developed country is as large as the United States. In the mid-1900s, most meal preparation was done by families who prepared their own meals. There is now a mass production of food preparations, so that families no longer have to make much effort to prepare their own meals. In 1965, married women who did not work spent at least two to three hours a day cooking and cleaning the meals they prepared. In 1995, the same tasks took less than half the time. The shift from individual to mass preparation reduced the time price of food consumption and led to an increase in the quantity and variety of foods consumed. Soon, these technologies that once helped make life easier inadvertently made it a struggle. David Rotman states that “as businesses generated more value from their workers, the country as a whole grew richer, which fueled more economic activity and created even more jobs.” Then, from 2000, the lines diverged; productivity continues to rise robustly, but employment suddenly disappears. In 2011, a significant gap appears between the two lines, showing economic growth without a parallel increase in job creation” (Rotman). Mississippi, the poorest state in America, has the highest obesity in the country...... middle of paper ... therefore increases your risk of coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and other health problems. In conclusion, the epidemic of diseases affecting society has many causes. Technology played a key role early on, as it led to many people losing their jobs and falling into poverty. Technologies cause the processed foods we eat today to contain HFCS, which is very dangerous to the human body if consumed regularly. These foods containing this product are cheaper and more affordable for low-income families. Families who are obese or have serious health risks are low-income families. Obese children have opened the world's eyes to the dangers of fast food. The First Lady launched an initiative to reduce the number of overweight children in the United States by getting them to eat well and get outside to play..