Other studies have shown that over 170 million Americans are overweight or obese (“Obesity and weight control). Obesity is categorized by the National Institutes of Health as a disease itself, medical problems caused by obesity are often life threatening (“obesity”). To be categorized as obese means you have a BMI (body mass index) over 23. Obesity is a huge problem in the United States, it is to the point that the government needs to get involved to set restrictions. The United States Government needs to step in and take charge of the obesity epidemic.…
Jesper Petersen, spokesperson on taxation for the SF argues, “For generations, when we believe something is bad for the population but not so bad that it should be outlawed, we tax it,” “This tax is not without problems. It is limited to saturated fats, and yet other fats and empty carbohydrates from sugar to white bread are probably likewise to blame for the obesity epidemic…
Processed food and corporate companies are the main cause behind america 's obesity, from the preservatives to corporate competition it’s a serious problem. One of the issues is the preservatives used to keep the food good. These preservatives are usually salt and it does increase shelf life, but salt isn’t very healthy and lots of it can lead to serious health issues. This might be a evil thing but it is kind of a necessarily evil. To be able to market food to people it needs to have a long shelf life and the only way to do that is to add preservatives.…
There is a large population around the globe who see this kind of tax as misguided and intrusive. Radley Balko, a policy analyst from the Cato institute called it “[the] government getting between you and your waistline.” He goes on to say that a tax is the wrong way to fight obesity and that penalties from insurers for unhealthy lifestyles and rewards for healthy ones are the best solution and there is a large group who agree with that claim (Balko). This is the solution the people want, one that does not involve the government but forces people to take responsibility for their own actions instead of the government forcing us to “become less responsible for our own health, and more responsible for everyone else’s” (Balko). A final statement on the righteousness of these taxes comes from the assistant vice president of the American Beverage Association “once you go into grocery carts, deciding what people can or cannot buy, where do you stop?” in response to the proposed ban on people using food stamps to purchase sugar-sweetened beverages in New York City…
Changing the classification of obesity can help target the epidemic sweeping across the nation and prevent the causes of it or to help other that already struggle with obesity, physically and psychologically. Overall, both authors conclude their article with a strong statement referring, once again, back to their thesis that though obesity is a sensitive topic to most obese people, categorizing obesity as “…a disease may make people feel better about their bodies,…
In the United States, fast foods cause approximately between 6 to 8 million illnesses and about nine thousand deaths annually (Cronin, & McCarthy, 730). It is worrying considering that these statistics come from people’s families. The reason why it is important to reduce the amount of fast food we consume is that it has more drawbacks than benefits. Most of the infected food is obtained from food eaten from local fast food joints. First, fast food contains higher amounts of salt, fat and various types of artificial chemical that can be harmful for our health.…
The Documentary Fed Up seeks to provide awareness about the effects of unhealthy food and to open eyes to the obesity crisis in America. The main purpose of this documentary is to convince Americans to leave unhealthy and sugary food and educate your children to make better choices about diet. This documentary provides the information that corruption in food industry is causing the obesity epidemic in America. This documentary clearly states that food industry is responsible for the obesity crisis because they put too much added sugar in food. Eventually the documentary Fed Up 2014 was highly effective in persuading the audience to believe that the food industry is corrupt and destroying the health of Americans.…
Oreo or Little Debbie? Burger King or McDonald’s?” In presenting these companies through a series of rhetorical questions and asking readers how a plaintiff would choose a defendant, Williams portrays the plaintiff’s choice of which company to sue as arbitrary, furthering her argument that obesity lawsuits are unfair to the unfortunate chosen company. As Williams concludes her argument by describing factors which reduce exercise, she asks her readers whether it would be plausible to sue many different entities that each contribute to a lack of exercise for obese children. By highlighting many institutions that add to the obesity crisis, Williams demonstrates that holding fast food companies legally responsible for a problem caused by many is unfair and unreasonable, convincing her audience that obesity lawsuits are an improper method of solving America’s obesity…
The controversy of the obesity epidemic is obvious, but it is now more complex due to the proposal of food taxes in the market today. Due to the illogical reasoning of politicians and state legislatures in Congress, Radley Balko, a policy analyst at the Cato Institute has written an article named “What You Eat Is Your Business,” emphasizing that putting taxes on high-calories foods to decrease obesity is unrealistic. Balko argues that the obesity rate is increasing due to the lack of perception in every individual, and that it is a personal matter that government should not be involved in any kind. The only rational way to decrease obesity is by encouraging people to take responsibility for themselves (1). Although, this may appear unpersuasive…
Because of this, they will not easily be able to compete with other rich countries when they are selling their goods to foreigners. By having a fixed rate, they can have their currency cheaper on purpose. This makes it easier to sell their goods to a foreign country cheaply and make money. This makes it more expensive to import things too, which means that people will choose to buy things from domestic suppliers. This therefore helps the country’s economy to have more employment (Rebelo and Végh Gramont, 2006).…