Most Americans are becoming overweight, even obese in this generation, all because of poor habits that have formed as a child. Being less involved as a kid leads to stagnant movement, constantly sitting at home watching television, and eating junk food. If American’s cared about the way they looked, they would try to break these lousy eating habits. The average American’s diet is causing a shorter life expectancy because of poor food quality, incurable diseases, and a lack of cultural motivation to exercise. In the world today, the quality of food is becoming worse and worse. Nearly all of the food humans consume is processed in some kind of way. Technology can turn raw, whole plants, or animals into food. There are many ways that food can
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Additives are incredibly unhealthy and add many extra calories that are unnecessary. People are so used to eating foods containing these additives that if they were to taste the same exact food without them, they would think it is disgusting. A few decades ago, “cyclamate, in artificial sweeteners was banned by the FDA in the 1970s after researchers found it was causing cancer” (Kaplan). Pure white sugar is always available at restaurants, along with the artificial sweeteners. Even though the white sugar has calories, it is worth the extra calories rather than risking getting cancer and dying. Additionally, the majority of people, especially those living in urban areas, consume an abundance of meat, vegetable oils, dairy products, tobacco, drugs, alcohol and sugary foods (“How Common Foods Contribute to Incurable Diseases”). These foods contain some of poorest nutrients and are the main reasons why Americans pack on extra pounds. Not only are Americans eating poor quality food, they live basic lifestyles …show more content…
Letting the body expand past its normal size can create an enormous amount of problems, causing the organs to have to work tremendously harder than before to keep the body functioning correctly. The majority of the time, the reason this occurs is because of a lack of responsibility within the individual. Ludwig directs a program at the Children’s Hospital in Boston and he concluded that the childhood obesity epidemic occurs in three phases. The first phase is when child obesity became known, but the public health effects weren’t a big deal yet. Phase two are the problems happening right now, as more serious diseases are occurring, such as type two diabetes in children. Phase three has not quite been established yet, but Ludwig predicts it is on its way (DeNoon). The epidemic is rising and who knows where the problem will be some day. This is a serious issue for Americans and a problem that is affecting many
Additives are incredibly unhealthy and add many extra calories that are unnecessary. People are so used to eating foods containing these additives that if they were to taste the same exact food without them, they would think it is disgusting. A few decades ago, “cyclamate, in artificial sweeteners was banned by the FDA in the 1970s after researchers found it was causing cancer” (Kaplan). Pure white sugar is always available at restaurants, along with the artificial sweeteners. Even though the white sugar has calories, it is worth the extra calories rather than risking getting cancer and dying. Additionally, the majority of people, especially those living in urban areas, consume an abundance of meat, vegetable oils, dairy products, tobacco, drugs, alcohol and sugary foods (“How Common Foods Contribute to Incurable Diseases”). These foods contain some of poorest nutrients and are the main reasons why Americans pack on extra pounds. Not only are Americans eating poor quality food, they live basic lifestyles …show more content…
Letting the body expand past its normal size can create an enormous amount of problems, causing the organs to have to work tremendously harder than before to keep the body functioning correctly. The majority of the time, the reason this occurs is because of a lack of responsibility within the individual. Ludwig directs a program at the Children’s Hospital in Boston and he concluded that the childhood obesity epidemic occurs in three phases. The first phase is when child obesity became known, but the public health effects weren’t a big deal yet. Phase two are the problems happening right now, as more serious diseases are occurring, such as type two diabetes in children. Phase three has not quite been established yet, but Ludwig predicts it is on its way (DeNoon). The epidemic is rising and who knows where the problem will be some day. This is a serious issue for Americans and a problem that is affecting many