At first I thought that there is no difference between the obese and overweight but when I read the book Fast Food Nation, I learned about the meaning of obese and overweight. Overweight will come first before obese because in overweight it measures your weight and height and if your weight is not for your height you are overweight. Obese is when BMI (Body Mass Index) is higher that 30%. I learned that US has the highest rate of overweight and obesity. Obesity has high rate of heart disease, colon cancer, stomach cancer, diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure, infertility, and strokes. The reason why we get overweight and obese is because of fast food and they keep on improving their products so that people will buy more products. As I read this article it helps me to avoid eating fast food.