Americans Eat More Than Required
Ramon Hernandez
01-30-2015
Prof. Britton
Ent. 3613
“Americans Eat more than required”
In the land of the free and in the home of the brave, we tend to overeat. Americans are constantly looking for the next thing to eat. We eat so much that we have given our midday cravings its own term, snacking. Portions are constantly increasing yet we still have our three meals a day along with snacks here and there. With this growth in eating in the United States it has caused another kind of growth. It is the growth that happens when we eat too much, obesity.
According to The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), “ More than one-third of adults and 17% of youth in the United States are obese…” (Ogden, Carroll, Kit, and Flegal) So why do we as Americans eat more than the usual human being? From personal opinion I believe it is all the resources and opportunities we have to constantly eat. There are vending machines everywhere, food vendors everywhere, restaurants everywhere, food trucks everywhere, it is almost if our world revolved around eating. On top of that we like to get out moneys worth, so it constantly pushes restaurants to serve more food. I know when I eat I usually eat what is on my plate whether its a lot or a little, I tend to finish. Working in the restaurant industry I see the same. Our portions tend to be about 8 ounces of meat and another 10-12 ounces worth of sides. That is a lot of food to put down in one sitting. Most people do it though. Very few people ever ask for a take out box.
This paper is not about how all Americans are obese, but instead to inform the reader that we should not be eating as much. We should be eating smaller portions and more frequently. In todays industry all the restaurants are offering healthier alternatives. McDonalds is getting ready to rebrand itself and lean more in a healthy way. That itself should show America that we need to observe what we eat. The JAMA article states, “Overall, there have been no
01-30-2015
Prof. Britton
Ent. 3613
“Americans Eat more than required”
In the land of the free and in the home of the brave, we tend to overeat. Americans are constantly looking for the next thing to eat. We eat so much that we have given our midday cravings its own term, snacking. Portions are constantly increasing yet we still have our three meals a day along with snacks here and there. With this growth in eating in the United States it has caused another kind of growth. It is the growth that happens when we eat too much, obesity.
According to The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), “ More than one-third of adults and 17% of youth in the United States are obese…” (Ogden, Carroll, Kit, and Flegal) So why do we as Americans eat more than the usual human being? From personal opinion I believe it is all the resources and opportunities we have to constantly eat. There are vending machines everywhere, food vendors everywhere, restaurants everywhere, food trucks everywhere, it is almost if our world revolved around eating. On top of that we like to get out moneys worth, so it constantly pushes restaurants to serve more food. I know when I eat I usually eat what is on my plate whether its a lot or a little, I tend to finish. Working in the restaurant industry I see the same. Our portions tend to be about 8 ounces of meat and another 10-12 ounces worth of sides. That is a lot of food to put down in one sitting. Most people do it though. Very few people ever ask for a take out box.
This paper is not about how all Americans are obese, but instead to inform the reader that we should not be eating as much. We should be eating smaller portions and more frequently. In todays industry all the restaurants are offering healthier alternatives. McDonalds is getting ready to rebrand itself and lean more in a healthy way. That itself should show America that we need to observe what we eat. The JAMA article states, “Overall, there have been no