Obesity has become an epidemic that has escaped adequate public information. It is a lifestyle choice and not an illness. It has become a major problem in the United States and one of the most challenging public health issues the United States has ever faced. This is unlike any classic disease or plague caused by a chain of deadly viruses or bacteria. It cannot be simply treated with a vaccine and there are not many promising medical treatments known to the public that can help with this problem. Although it is largely attributed to genetics or other health issues, it seems that obesity will never be discussed or seen as a general problem, because it is a problem that can be avoided, With motivation, people can control what they decide to put in their diet. mouths and when they need to get up and exercise. Although society has made it a point to make obesity a social norm, it plagues people who adopt an unhealthy lifestyle. It is not a deadly disease or plague, but simply a public health problem qualified as a deadly epidemic which can be the cause of many other health problems such as diabetes, heart disease and kidney failure. If these aren't reasons enough to change an unhealthy lifestyle choice, what are? South Park is a series that brought a sarcastic spin to political and social topics that occur in everyday life. In the episode titled “Raising the Bar,” they shine a light on the cosmic epidemic of obesity and how it has become a social norm and is now seen as just “human nature,” if you will. In the episode, reality television is also highlighted, such as the television series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, which features an overweight little girl and her overweight family who are not only in the middle of the paper. ....Bayer, “Stigma and public health ethics: no, but should we? Social Sciences and Medicine 69 (2008): 463-73.M. Nitka, “Programs to Reduce Childhood Obesity Appear to Work, Cochrane Reviewers Say,” Journal of the American Medical Association 307, no. 5 (2012): 444-45. TA Wadden et al., “A Two-Year Randomized Trial of Obesity Treatment in Primary Care Practice,” New England Journal of Medicine 365 (2011): 1969-79; L. Appel et al., “Comparative Effectiveness of Weight Loss Intervention in Clinical Practice,” New England Journal of Medicine 365 (2011): 1959-68; J. Hill and R. Wing, “The National Weight Control Registry,” Permanent Journal 7, no. 3 (2003): 34-37. US Preventive Services Task Force, “Screening for Obesity in Adults,” Annals of Internal Medicine 139, no. 11 (2003): 930-32, at http://annals.org/article. aspx?article identifier=716966.