Grammar/ Writing 104
October 23, 2013
Obesity
America is spending $ 150,000,000,000 on obesity related diseases per year. Obesity is an increasing problem in the United States for many causes such as people not knowing how to eat, not knowing what's in food and misleading marketing. One of the biggest problem of obesity is that people don't know how to eat food. Most people are uneducated about the food they eat. For example, people don't know about calories and how much they eat. For that, people need to know how much they eat . Another reason, the culture of people around to eat all that was in the dish. For example, People think they have to finish what is on their plate, especially when they eat large portions. They think more food with less amount or the same is better. For that, educate people about how to calculate the calories needed by the body. The second thing about obesity in the United States is that people don't know what is in the food. When people buy from store or restaurant, don't know what is in this food. For example, fructose is one of the reason because fructose send a signal to the brain to make people feel hungry. Another reason is processed food. That means companies that produce the food put unhealthy ingredients in the product. For example, the company when it produces the food adds a lot of sugar and a lot of fat . Indeed, we need to encourage people and support them to change their thinking and choose the food that help them to be healthy. Finally, the last reason for obesity is connected to marketing of food. Misleading marketing is used by the owners of food companies to market their products. For example, food companies think how to sell their product with some vitamins. On the other hand, they know this product still is unhealthy. Also, the low price for unhealthy food is one of the reason to help food companies sell their food in such large quantity. For example, junk food is cheaper and widely available. In contrast, healthy food is expensive and not always available. For that we need to recommend our community to ignore the unhealthy food and junk food. In conclusion, obesity is a big problem we need to prevent. I suggest to start at home and in school. The government needs to raise a lot of awareness to educate people on how they eat and what they need to eat to combat the obesity problem.