Is the United States a health-conscious nation?

I say yes and no on this opinion. In the United States I find it not to be a health-conscious nation. Although there are many people trying to make a difference in promoting healthier eating habits and getting more exercise if we take a look over the course of the last few decades, we can visibly see the dramatic increase of obesity rates flying off the charts. This is common problem all over the world but can predominately be seen in the U.S. Obesity can lead to all types of failures, serious diseases ultimately lead to death. But with all the being said if we put that aside for a moment; digging deep, we will begin to ponder such a thought as "how did we get to this point?" For one thing, as Americans we don't exercise as much as we should. Whether it be because of our busy schedules, don't have special equipment or simply because we just don't know to "exercise", we always, some how we seem put it off. We should be getting a lest a minimum of 60 minutes a day of some sort of physical activity. Everthing in the United States in super-sized! I had a friend who was an exchange student from Italy and she said that