Obesity In America Research Paper
Chris Blymiller
English 2010
Sept. 24, 2011
Fast Food and Obesity In America
It has been said that obesity in American has become an epidemic. What has caused this huge health issue in this great country? Many people believe fast food is to blame for America being obese. Is it really that simple? What could be some other possible reasons for our country being so obese compared to other countries? In this paper I hope to discuss these issues and show that fast food is solely to blame for this epidemic as well to inform the readers about what they are consuming and giving to their children to consume and in turn help people make lifestyle changes to live healthier. According to data from the National Health and Examination survey about …show more content…
But what changes have those people made since then? We’ve eaten 50 percent more fast food and five more pounds of sugar per person a year. We try to follow moderate weight-loss programs rewarding ourselves with a treat for a day on the diet- and we’re only getting heavier. It basically comes down to a lifestyle and caring enough to know what we are putting in our bodies and letting our young children eat. As American we are lazy and look for excuses for why we are overweight. The arguments I shared above prove that. It is convenient to go buy fast food but in the end it’s our choice to eat it or not, so how is the fault of fast food restaurants that we lazy enough to eat food knowing that it’s not good for us. We may all not know all the nutritional facts or what’s in the food but we know it’s not healthy and we still choose to eat it and keep these fast food chains in …show more content…
“Our instincts are designed for the African savannah, not for the food court. The sugary and fatty foods for which we are programmed to forage were once scarce. Now they’re as close as the vending machine down the hall.” The food that these fast food chains offer us are obviously not healthy. Their burgers drip with grease the fries covered in salt. We can see this as we put it in our mouth but we don’t care. What will make us as Americans start
English 2010
Sept. 24, 2011
Fast Food and Obesity In America
It has been said that obesity in American has become an epidemic. What has caused this huge health issue in this great country? Many people believe fast food is to blame for America being obese. Is it really that simple? What could be some other possible reasons for our country being so obese compared to other countries? In this paper I hope to discuss these issues and show that fast food is solely to blame for this epidemic as well to inform the readers about what they are consuming and giving to their children to consume and in turn help people make lifestyle changes to live healthier. According to data from the National Health and Examination survey about …show more content…
But what changes have those people made since then? We’ve eaten 50 percent more fast food and five more pounds of sugar per person a year. We try to follow moderate weight-loss programs rewarding ourselves with a treat for a day on the diet- and we’re only getting heavier. It basically comes down to a lifestyle and caring enough to know what we are putting in our bodies and letting our young children eat. As American we are lazy and look for excuses for why we are overweight. The arguments I shared above prove that. It is convenient to go buy fast food but in the end it’s our choice to eat it or not, so how is the fault of fast food restaurants that we lazy enough to eat food knowing that it’s not good for us. We may all not know all the nutritional facts or what’s in the food but we know it’s not healthy and we still choose to eat it and keep these fast food chains in …show more content…
“Our instincts are designed for the African savannah, not for the food court. The sugary and fatty foods for which we are programmed to forage were once scarce. Now they’re as close as the vending machine down the hall.” The food that these fast food chains offer us are obviously not healthy. Their burgers drip with grease the fries covered in salt. We can see this as we put it in our mouth but we don’t care. What will make us as Americans start