Obesity is a mental state a disease brought on by boredom and disappointment” said Cyril Connolly. Putting the calorie amount on menus should be regulated to show the amount of calories consumed. The American society says that the regulating posting of calories, is not going to change the amount of calories consumed. Meaning, it is not going to show them to change their habits of bad eating. A change does need to happen about the rate of American obesity.
People will eat surpassing, if they consume less. If people see the prices of food go down, even though they go down in the quantity; people are going to eat what they can afford. The quantity of food will go down but the price will slightly decrease, but not by much. Buying healthier food …show more content…
If the older generation pushes and pushes towards the younger generation to inform then the significance of staying healthy. As they become older they will know how incredibly important it is to save money and use it efficiently. “Consumers spend more than half their food dollars outside of the home”, he said “and when people eat away from home they eat more and worse.” (Kelly D. Brownell) If kids knew what obesity really does to you, they would stay healthy as a kid and take care of their bodies. Being a kid, and see all the obese people in the U.S, makes me stay healthy and keep my body in shape. In the picture “School Lunches and Childhood Obesity”, it is an example of kids that should be told the important health factors.
Over all, posting the calorie amounts is a good idea and a regulation that should be passed. A change does need to happen about the rate of American Obesity. If the food prices go down on healthier foods the American society would slim down. If the people paid attention to the consumed calories and actually thought “Hey that is a lot of calories, and I don’t think I need that amount.” Teaching kids about being healthy will show that they care and going to watch their diet and the obesity rate should decrease. So putting the amount of calories on menus, should slim the American society’s
People will eat surpassing, if they consume less. If people see the prices of food go down, even though they go down in the quantity; people are going to eat what they can afford. The quantity of food will go down but the price will slightly decrease, but not by much. Buying healthier food …show more content…
If the older generation pushes and pushes towards the younger generation to inform then the significance of staying healthy. As they become older they will know how incredibly important it is to save money and use it efficiently. “Consumers spend more than half their food dollars outside of the home”, he said “and when people eat away from home they eat more and worse.” (Kelly D. Brownell) If kids knew what obesity really does to you, they would stay healthy as a kid and take care of their bodies. Being a kid, and see all the obese people in the U.S, makes me stay healthy and keep my body in shape. In the picture “School Lunches and Childhood Obesity”, it is an example of kids that should be told the important health factors.
Over all, posting the calorie amounts is a good idea and a regulation that should be passed. A change does need to happen about the rate of American Obesity. If the food prices go down on healthier foods the American society would slim down. If the people paid attention to the consumed calories and actually thought “Hey that is a lot of calories, and I don’t think I need that amount.” Teaching kids about being healthy will show that they care and going to watch their diet and the obesity rate should decrease. So putting the amount of calories on menus, should slim the American society’s