Argumentative Essay On Junk Food

The food industry in this day and age is a vicious cycle, built to take our money in exchange for another meal on our belts, literally. Successfully profitable corporations made the decision to replace the quality of their product with the amount of profit made by selling us

“cost efficient” goods that benefits their bank accounts, but not our health. The cycle impacts not only our health, but the temperature of the Earth and other countries. It can be prevented or even stopped. But only the government has the power and influence necessary to change anything, and as soon as someone with enough power is convinced to pass a law or suggest passing a law to their superiors, the companies that would be affected by this modification immediately

Well, even though junk food is junk, it doesn’t taste like junk, and it’s convenient and fast, hence the name fast food. That seduces us fat Americans. But Americans are not fat, right? Wrong! One in four and a half Americans are considered overweight. This is due partially to the uneven distribution of wealth. At the wealthier end of the spectrum, people wish to enjoy life with the money they have and indulge in whatever makes them happy when it comes to food. Unfortunately the food they like is saturated with fat, sugar, and salt. These luxuries sometimes cause them to become obese. At the other end, we have the poor, the unprivileged, the lower-class. They must work long hours or multiple jobs to support their family, or maybe just themselves, and have no time to cook. Besides, health- promoting, organic food costs much more than stopping at fast food place. “The prevalence of obesity is already high in today 's rich countries, and population growth in rich countries is low or even negative, so there is less room for a future obesity increase.In today 's developing and transitional countries, in contrast, populations are larger overall, they are growing much faster, and the prevalence of obesity in these countries is just now beginning its rise. We think of the United States as the nation with the largest obesity problem but in absolute numbers China has already surpassed the United States, with a hundred million obese citizens

“Ensuring communities have good access to healthy affordable food is one of the government 's joined up strategies to improve public health and reduce health inequalities.12 Policy solutions for deprived communities without good access food deserts?have focused on improving provision of food retail as part of a wider suite of recommendations for population dietary change focused around awareness, affordability, and acceptability” Source 7. People may have access to the food, but they may not be aware of what to eat and what not to eat. Or they may just love junk food so much they can’t stop eating it. And, most concerning of all, they might just not care. So, how can we get people to care? Well, by doing what I am doing right now, informing people about what is at stake. People are already beginning to realize they must do something about this problem. Take pokemon go for example, the producers have incorporated a seemingly boring, healthy activity (walking), into the world of pokemon. But, as I said before, these miniscule changes will not have much of an effect, the world government must be created first. And, sadly enough, eventually, one way or another, we will resolve this issue, and then another will reveal itself, because it is all a vicious