Fast food restaurants promote massive meals, complete with high calorie ingredients and sugar condensed drinks; all for an affordable cost. But when the medical bills arrive in the mail, is it worth the price to pay? Along with poor eating and drinking habits, there is not enough time being allotted for physical activity on a daily basis. The heavy dependence on technology is depriving individuals, keeping them on the couch instead of off on their feet. As the public becomes increasingly addicted to the media and the consumption of unhealthy foods, they have a larger risk of encountering obesity, a term for the excess amount of fat in the body. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that approximately 35% of Americans are obese. Because of the lifestyle that many citizens embrace, they are more susceptible to becoming a victim of the obesity epidemic. Society revolves around the quality, quantity, and frequency of food, which in turn can contribute to weight gain, if inadequate selections are made. Fast food corporations are scattering their restaurants across the nation in order to compete with one another to get the greater amount of customers. According to a poll conducted by Gallup, 8 out of 10 Americans eat fast food at least once a month. Although the hamburger may satisfy the stomach temporarily, the high carbohydrate, fat, and sodium content only contributes empty calories, providing no nutritional value whatsoever. (Dugan) In Morgan Spurlock's documentary, "Super Size Me," Spurlock attempted an experiment in which he depended on McDonald's for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. He measured his weight over the course of 30 days in order to prove the detrimental effects of frequent fast food consumption. The results were in his favor as he gained 24 pounds, had a 13% body mass increase, and a cholesterol level of 230 (Lavin). The fact that America believes "bigger is better" is playing a huge role in the increase of portion sizes throughout the years. An article published in the National Center for Bio