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What Causes Obesity In America
There is a reason why so many people are obese. The main reason is food, the kinds of foods are not just fast food but food what we call junk food. Who is responsible for this, is it the people who consume it or is the companies that produce and promote their food. I think they are both to blame and there is always a good and bad in everything. If you are twenty percent over your normal weight you are considered obese. We have to make the right choices when it comes to food because we decide what’s good and bad for us and we are free to choose but not from the consequences.
In our society we all know that McDonalds and other companies target young kids into consuming their unhealthy food which causes obesity. Most kids are introduced into these kind of fast foods through advertising and toys which kids prefer the most. Some foods are addictive which makes them come for more and more and it makes them more obese. “advertising is nothing new, but is more prevalent than ever”.(Barboza) He also said that there are more schools that offer fast food choices mostly because some schools have contracts with companies. “You are what we eat”. (Ludwig Feuerbach).If you consume fat you become fat. If the Companies produce products or foods that are unhealthy for human consumption but for their own benefit they will find the most efficient and economical way to produce the food at a lower cost also that it’s affordable to most people. If companies become more responsible and produce food that are beneficial for human consumption then they would have had more costumers and more happy customers when it comes to their health. We should also realize that there are good and bad out there and our
There is a reason why so many people are obese. The main reason is food, the kinds of foods are not just fast food but food what we call junk food. Who is responsible for this, is it the people who consume it or is the companies that produce and promote their food. I think they are both to blame and there is always a good and bad in everything. If you are twenty percent over your normal weight you are considered obese. We have to make the right choices when it comes to food because we decide what’s good and bad for us and we are free to choose but not from the consequences.
In our society we all know that McDonalds and other companies target young kids into consuming their unhealthy food which causes obesity. Most kids are introduced into these kind of fast foods through advertising and toys which kids prefer the most. Some foods are addictive which makes them come for more and more and it makes them more obese. “advertising is nothing new, but is more prevalent than ever”.(Barboza) He also said that there are more schools that offer fast food choices mostly because some schools have contracts with companies. “You are what we eat”. (Ludwig Feuerbach).If you consume fat you become fat. If the Companies produce products or foods that are unhealthy for human consumption but for their own benefit they will find the most efficient and economical way to produce the food at a lower cost also that it’s affordable to most people. If companies become more responsible and produce food that are beneficial for human consumption then they would have had more costumers and more happy customers when it comes to their health. We should also realize that there are good and bad out there and our
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