Chronic food shortage as well as malnutrition have been a plague of mankind for a very long time in history. Now, currently, there is a worldwide epidemic of obesity, which is only a few decades old. The scarcity of food throughout the majority of history had led to the connections that being overweight was good; if you were fat, …show more content…
The conflict theory was originated by Karl Marx who focused on the conflict between the middle class and the working class and the poor (BOOK). The powerful people of the nation impact the rise of obesity in a way that the quality of food and medical treatment differs greatly. The inequalities in society among social class, gender, and race and ethnicity lie within manufacturing, distributing, and food production. People from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to become obese; once they become overweight the inadequate amount of health care makes it very difficult for them to create a healthier