The battle against fast food begins in the home

"You're all here for the same reason—because you appreciate the power that food can have in our lives.” – Michelle Obama. Food is essential for a human to survive, but too much can cause obesity. The number of people that have obesity in America is the reason why America is the second fattest country in the world, but is it Americans who have caused this or is it the fast-food industry? In Daniel Weintraub's article, "The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home", he comes to the conclusion that the parents are completely at fault for America’s childhood obesity. Although, I agree with Weintraub in that parents are to blame for America’s obesity problem, I cannot fully agree that they are the only ones that should be held responsible. Parents are the ones who are responsible for what their kid eats and what they learn. Weintraub states "It is parents-not the government, not fast-food companies, not video-game manufactures- who are responsible for teaching kids healthy eating and exercise habits ". I agree with this statement because parents are supposed to be the first teachers of their children. My mom has taught me since I was young that fast-food is fattening and not healthy. Indeed, health includes the diet, and parents are the ones that feed their children. They are the ones who make decisions about food, so they should know, hence they should know that fast-food is a poor decision and will cause weight issues. My mom said that in the past kids would play outside more than kids now, but they still had temptations like sitting in front of the TV all day or while eating dinner, but that was not allowed. Now, too many parents don’t make such rules and so their kids sit in front of a screen for hours. In paragraph four of Daniel Weintraub’s article he says that studies and even more lawsuits against fast-food are sending a message to the parents and children that childhood obesity is somebody else’s fault. That is what is causing parents to avoid