The reason for obesity in our country is not the corporations or anyone else's fault but Americans. People are led to believe that the corporation's are at fault for overweight problems, but society is able to make the choice to eat their food or not. It is the people's responsibility to take care of this problem and no one else's. If you are the parent then then the responsibility is to teach kids what a healthy lifestyle is. If the people are not happy with the way they look then they need to take the time to better themselves. Obesity is a growing problem in our country and it is becoming the norm to eat out and intake lots of calories. Eating out makes it easier at home but is worse for you in the end. It ultimately comes down to personal …show more content…
Children's T.V shows use cartoon characters and action figures as celebrity figures to entice the kids to watch the show. This happens with fast food aswell, big corporations use characters on happy meals and kids meals to entice them to tell the parents to get them some. In the article If You Pitch It, They Will Eat It, David Barboza shows this problem, disney has teamed up with McDonald's to try and boost profits. Disney and Kellogg's collaborate on a line of cereal as well(32). The corporations do this because most of the customers are young kids or young adults. If this did not change then it is the parent's responsibility to teach them otherwise. The young adults are responsible to fix the problem and change the obesity problem. There is more obesity now than there has ever been and if the young adults do not take action then it could spiral out of control and leave a lot of people in a state of despair. Eating unhealthy foods makes you depressed, fat, very unhealthy due to the preservatives, and leaves you wanting …show more content…
It has been a growing problem for a long time now and society has the power to change it. People need to change it because it is unacceptable. The nation needs to work on this problem and get a wrap on this epidemic. There are many ways to put an end to this problem. Society needs to take responsibility for what has happened. No matter how cheap or how good fast food may be, people need to learn how to work together. There are many things that could be done to fix this and the new generation needs to take action. America has been working on fighting obesity for decades now. People need to learn how to stop blaming each other for the mistakes society made. Personal responsibility is the key to fix the problem it would be very easy if everyone did their part. Big corporations, franchises, school lunches, and other big name brands are the main source by providing the food. Promoting a healthy lifestyle not only affects a person physically but mentally as well. Preventing young threats due to obesity related diseases may not be the easiest but with time and dedication the young adults can change the
Obesity is very common in America, around 66% of American adults are overweight and nearly 33% are obese, which leads to heart disease, cancer, stroke and many other illness. Furthermore, the consume of fast food is in my opinion one of the worst decisions we can make, the food may be cheaper but it leads directly to overweight problems, and it not only damages our bodies but they undermine local business, farmers, and in the process they support they massive slaughter of animals. Ms. Lappe states “…modern livestock production has steered away toward the industrial-style production to highly destructive overgrazing “(858).By consuming food from fast food industries we support the destruction of lands, and the poor conditions in which the animals we consume are suffering. Moreover, changing from consuming fast food to healthier food is in my opinion a transition every individual should make since we cannot keep supporting the companies that literally destroy our world and our body with our
Obesity is a complex topic with many different branches. With things like weight loss pills, workout programs, and thousands of diet plans each claiming they 're the best, it can become overwhelming to decipher what the best option is without a tremendous amount of tedious research. This being said, it is often easier to put taking action towards obesity on the back burner with our increasingly busy lives. It is much easier to think "I 'll worry about it tomorrow" while chomping down on a greasy burger than it is to take the time to manage our schedules in an attempt to make time for the research hoping to produce change. With that being said, whose fault is obesity? Is it the companies producing the foods with little to
The article ¨If You Pitch, They Will Eat¨, by David Barboza is about how food companies use children´s cartoon to appeal children into buying their food products, causing children to eat and becoming obese. Barboza´s main argument in his essay is that many food companies aim for children because they are an easy target to make money.
Engler, Yves. “Obesity: much of the Responsibility Lies with Corporations.” They Say I Say. Ed. Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein, Russel Durst. New York. W.W. Norton, 2009. 172-181. Print.
So what can be done? We cannot just pin the obesity problem on policy makers. It must be examined by academic, medical, and psychological professions among others. Possible changes in the food assistance programs, expanded knowledge of health and nutrition among those in poverty and availability of nutrient dense foods would be a good start. Other areas that might help curb the issue include boosting agricultural subsidies to farmers to grow fruits and vegetables, increased crime prevention, and improved neighborhood recreation facilities.
Although the fight against obesity seems like a lost cause, things are being done. Government programs have been set up in school cafeterias, these programs promote healthy eating and start healthy eating habits. Parents need to cut time spent watching television greatly, and they need to encourage more physical activities. There are plenty of opportunities to stop the destructive behavior that causes obesity, and we all need to work together to get it done. In our home, schools, work place and communities, we all need to find a way to make this a healthy nation.
Ever since the creation of the golden arches, America has been suffering with one single problem, obesity. Obesity in America is getting worse, for nearly two-thirds of adult Americans are overweight. This obesity epidemic has become a normal since no one practices any type of active lifestyle. Of course this is a major problem and many wish it wasn 't in existence, but then we start to ask a major question. Who do we blame? There are two articles that discuss numerous sides of this question in their own unique way. “What You Eat is Your Business” by Radley Balko is better than “Don 't Blame the Eater” by David Zinczenko due to its position in argument, opposition, and it’s reoccurrence in evidence.
From cartoon and sports to having the toys in meals in a huge display and lowered. There are even advertisements that trick adults. They are convincing, but it can all be stopped with just simple reminders that it’s not real or it’s not good to have this in your body. These reminders can help America become less obese and more health conscious and can even affect the way children think as they grow up surrounded by them. The United States is slowly increasing its awareness of the condition that it is in by companies improving foods and people paying more attention to the nutrition’s in foods. Also many food companies have died down on television advertising for kids, but it is still found in other expressed ways. While it is okay to advertise the question of is it okay to advertise to children is still not answered. It all depends on the consumers what is right and wrong and how to approach each product. Obesity from these products can be cured by hard exercise, but this is not recommended for children. It is more efficient for children to just eat healthy as they are still growing each day. So the next time an ad pops up on the screen and that little girl or boy is focused on it try to explain to them by reading the ingredients or the nutrition label why they should not eat it often. With small steps like these children
Who is to blame for this? No one party can shoulder the bulk of the blame because it belongs to a large number of people. But the problem now is not to place blame, it is to help these people get in shape—not just to look good—so that they can live longer, happier lives as well. As mentioned earlier, fast-food companies, who are partially at fault, have begun to put out healthier food and advertised it more in an attempt to not only avoid lawsuits, but to help the overweight people who realize that they need to make a change.
According to “Burger Battles” from the Weekly Reader, obesity is defined as a person whose weight is 20 percent higher than recommended for their height (Burger Battles 1). When this condition begins to affect children lives, it is then known as childhood obesity. Within the United States of America, around 15 percent of children are considered to be obese (Holguin 3). Increasing tremendously, this outbreak has actually tripled in the amount of obese teen and doubled in children up to the age of thirteen (Burger Battles 2). One of the factors that is usually overlooked in the cause for obesity is the role of television. Not only does it reduce the amount of physical activity, the advertisements and commercials are targeting innocent viewers. In a survey completed by Gary Ruskin of Commercial Alert, the average child watches nearly 19 hours and 40 minutes of television a week (Ruskin 2). With that amount of time spent watching television, advertisements for fast food will be entering the children’s minds.
The parents just let their children sit around and watch t.v and don’t take the time to cook them an actually healthy meal, food companies expect us to pay twice as more for a healthy product, when their is another product that we can buy for less money and, the government should change the food that we eat the school and reinforce the physical education at schools. This is what people don't understand: obesity is not a choice but it is a sign of poverty. It's not a lifestyle choice where people are just eating and not
Put that burger down? Obesity is a public epidemic because it is rising by the day. Some people are so quick to blame the fast food industry like McDonalds, Burger King, and other firms claiming that these industry aide in creating a society in which it is encouraged to eat unhealthy food. So who really is to blame? While we are busy pointing our sticky finger at restaurants, grocery stores, farmers, or government policies, we need to focus on our individual self as the main cause of this increasing epidemic.
... food would be good for them, and they could eat this without having to second guess themselves. However, something like this documentary comes and shows that in reality McDonalds does not care if we get fat or incur future health problems. They will still get their money either way. This documentary could be used as an eye opener to educate the youth on how nutrition and working out can lead to a longer life span, less health problems, and stronger bones. I fully support this documentary and everything it shows; it can lead to a healthier future and Americans should this use chance to make a healthier tomorrow. Super-Size Me gives a detailed look behind the scenes at the biggest fast food chain in the world, and gives the audience a cautionary look at the future.
Society should consider the physical and emotional problems of obesity in our nation. “Obesity is defined as an excess proportion of total body fat (Mayo Clinic).” American society has become increasingly obese, “characterized by environments that promote increased food intake, unhealthy foods, and physical inactivity (cdcinfo@cdc.gov).” Our nation increasingly has become consumers of a fast food diet. It is so simple to just pick up food on the go and not deal with the hassle of cooking and cleaning up afterwards. What are nation needs to acknowledge is the health risks they will obtain if they do not acquire a healthy life style.
Today, many people eat fast food instead of home made food. The reason is that fast food is fast, cheap and convenient. However, at the same time, fast food is contributing to a big social problem in the U.S., which is obesity, and recently some people are beginning to sue the fast food companies for causing their obesity. Should the fast food companies have responsibility for American's obesity? My answer for this argument is "No". I think that whether people eat fast food or not is an individual choice. There are many people who eat fast food, but aren't obese. They may do some exercises for burning calories, or try not to eat fast food as much as they can, caring for their health. Moreover, some fast food companies serve relatively healthy foods, such as Baja Fresh, Subway and so on. Even though people don't have enough money or time to eat except for fast food, they can choose those fast food shops. Therefore, the responsibility of obesity should be taken by obese people, though fast food companies should also take actions to decrease the number of these people by showing their food's calories, serving healthy food, and giving more choices.