Persuasive Essay On Healthy Living

Healthy living America is known as the country that is able to overcome adversity and hardship. It is what allowed us to become the great nation we are today. However, there is a growing epidemic we have failed to accommodate for and is quickly sweeping the nation. This disease isn't from pathogens, but originates from the food we eat. This disease is known as obesity and if not stopped will impact the health of children’s future. We can't rest knowing that in the near future, one out of every four children will be obese. We need to address this problem and in order to be healthy, students need to make healthier choices, parents need to take control of what their child is allowed to eat and schools need to provide lunches that will allow students to consume the nutrition they need.
However, they couldn't be more further from the truth. A study shows that, “ The average percentage of calories coming from fast food for kids with working and middle-class parents is 9.1 percent but poor kids only get eight percent of their calories food.” Kids of all types, whether they are poor or rich tend to ingest unsound meal. Kids are at the age where they aren't able to make intelligent food choices. There are outside sources that influence what the children should eat. Many children are “bombarded with advertisement for fast food. The industry spends billions of dollars each year on marketing, much of which is used to target children and teenagers.” We must teach children how to develop positive eating habits and to say no to fast food