Obesity: a Problem with Personal Responsibility
Obesity: A Problem With Personal Responsibility
Drinking too much water will kill you. However, this is not a reason for the government to regulate how much water people drink. There are many dangers in life that the public should be informed of in order to shape their decisions. Eating too much fatty food can cause serious health issues or death, but the government should not regulate what types and quantities of foods Americans eat. The solution to obesity cannot come from government control of what we eat, but instead, must come from informing the public about nutrition and health. A well-informed public will make more responsible choices than an uninformed population. Spreading information and common sense can prevent obesity. Infringing on civil liberties and limiting the decision-making powers of the people would be to go against the beliefs that our county was founded on. Instead, through knowledge, awareness, and promoting responsibility of the public, obesity can be prevented and eliminated. The solution to the problem of obesity in America comes from better information being made available to the public and not control over peoples' wills. The government should regulate the labeling of foods with critical health information in restaurants as well as on packaged food. Although packaged food has to be labeled for ingredients, restaurants do not have to abide by the same rules. Restaurants should have to list the ingredients that make up the food being served and even if the nutritional facts are not on the menu, they should be available upon request. By adding ingredient information in restaurants, a well-informed population will force the restaurants to discontinue the use of unhealthy ingredients because they will not want to list them as ingredients. Not only does information need to be available, it also needs to be more strictly evaluated. Often, authorities contradict each other or even themselves, which makes them less credible sources. Recent
Drinking too much water will kill you. However, this is not a reason for the government to regulate how much water people drink. There are many dangers in life that the public should be informed of in order to shape their decisions. Eating too much fatty food can cause serious health issues or death, but the government should not regulate what types and quantities of foods Americans eat. The solution to obesity cannot come from government control of what we eat, but instead, must come from informing the public about nutrition and health. A well-informed public will make more responsible choices than an uninformed population. Spreading information and common sense can prevent obesity. Infringing on civil liberties and limiting the decision-making powers of the people would be to go against the beliefs that our county was founded on. Instead, through knowledge, awareness, and promoting responsibility of the public, obesity can be prevented and eliminated. The solution to the problem of obesity in America comes from better information being made available to the public and not control over peoples' wills. The government should regulate the labeling of foods with critical health information in restaurants as well as on packaged food. Although packaged food has to be labeled for ingredients, restaurants do not have to abide by the same rules. Restaurants should have to list the ingredients that make up the food being served and even if the nutritional facts are not on the menu, they should be available upon request. By adding ingredient information in restaurants, a well-informed population will force the restaurants to discontinue the use of unhealthy ingredients because they will not want to list them as ingredients. Not only does information need to be available, it also needs to be more strictly evaluated. Often, authorities contradict each other or even themselves, which makes them less credible sources. Recent