Obesity Epidemic Analysis

Tabin 1
Marie Faye Tabin
Ms. Darlene Fujimoto
Expository Writing 1
October 2, 2014
An Obesity Epidemic Solution
A student that brings fast food as a school lunch might not even differ if we compare it with the school menu’s ingredients. According to a paragraph from the National Lunch Program article states that, “food distributed by National Lunch Program contains some of the ingredients found in fast food, and the resulting meals routinely fails to meet basic nutritional standards” (Water, Heron para. 4). The food in serve in school cafeterias are not as healthy as we think they are. With this in mind, I’ve developed an idea or a solution in reducing the chance child obesity which is changing the school’s menu into adding healthier
The purpose in stating my claim is in hope to persuade Americans to change their eating habits, or at least to inform them that consumption of unhealthful food can lead to many diseases; starting with the obesity epidemic. In fact, the main problem is that the obesity epidemic can lead to many various diseases; specifically, for example, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, heart disease, etc. Although, we are probably thinking fast food meals are the sources of producing obesity that can affect us, however, school menus can also affect a student’s health. Think about it, what cause the problem in the first place? According to Brody, he claims that, when women entered the workforce, the food industry grew and produced stocks of food containing rich in sugar, salt and fat that people are expected to desire. (Brody

Tabin 2 para. 11). He explained that what contained on the food products targets people who will want them constantly. In addition, without realizing that people can’t maintain their health will cause them to great consequences. The production of unhealthful food made widely available created the development of
A contrast statement for my claim would be that it’s not possible to change the school ingredients that will able to resolve childhood obesity, because of the consumption of high fructose corn syrup. Given evidence from the article written by Paul-Emil Johnson tells that,
“Invented in a lab, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) was slowly added to just about everything in our food system” (Johnson para. 16). I agree with the fact that every food products from today contains high level of corn syrup because it is cheaper than sugar. But on the other hand; Sun Sz contradicts that, “Obesity rates have also risen dramatically across Europe in the absence of a parallel rise in Glucose fructose corn syrup intakes” (Johnson para. 16). This proves that the comparison between obesity and the consumption of HFCs has no link, which means it’s possible to change ingredients of school menus.
As a final point, Obesity is not only as a student’s matter but also it’s been issued globally which we need to achieve into preventing the rise of youth obesity. By changing the production of school meals that reaches daily nutritious needed and as well as to maintain a balance diet. As a result, not only we can impact the society and save kids from diseases,