The Government should start applying and enforcing powerful laws towards American’s diets due to the high level of diseases such as obesity rates and to help society take the time to cook a meal and prioritize time as it should be. This will also help our country’s economy raising our agricultural standards. According to www.healthiergeneration.org Nearly 1 in 3 children (ages 2-19) in the United States is overweight or obese. In my opinion, this will help our agricultural growth by people starting to become more interested in buying their product after the easy fast food is banned.
According to Dawes, “Obesity among American children has reached epidemic proportions,” which means that our children are at higher risks for diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiac and even mental health issues. All of these diseases not only carry serious consequences but are also very expensive to treat.
Fast food restaurants are something we can live …show more content…
Now the question is, if we all know what we need to do in order to decrease our risks to such diseases why aren’t we doing it?, well because temptations now days are around every corner. Fast food restaurants are literally at every single stop light. Not only does that make it look convenient but it is also quick! You don’t need to take the time to prepare and cook it. At a fast food restaurant a burger meal can cost you as little as 4 dollars when a salad is not any cheaper than 7 dollars!
Studies have discovered that cooking at home is less expensive than eating out, according to a study ran by “Society of Teachers of Family Medicine” (STFM) the average total cost for the healthy-food-diet model was $5,019 per year. The average cost of the convenient-food-diet model was more than twice that of the healthy-food-model, at $10,298 per year. If people put the time and effort into cooking at home it would better their health and their
According to Dawes, “Obesity among American children has reached epidemic proportions,” which means that our children are at higher risks for diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiac and even mental health issues. All of these diseases not only carry serious consequences but are also very expensive to treat.
Fast food restaurants are something we can live …show more content…
Now the question is, if we all know what we need to do in order to decrease our risks to such diseases why aren’t we doing it?, well because temptations now days are around every corner. Fast food restaurants are literally at every single stop light. Not only does that make it look convenient but it is also quick! You don’t need to take the time to prepare and cook it. At a fast food restaurant a burger meal can cost you as little as 4 dollars when a salad is not any cheaper than 7 dollars!
Studies have discovered that cooking at home is less expensive than eating out, according to a study ran by “Society of Teachers of Family Medicine” (STFM) the average total cost for the healthy-food-diet model was $5,019 per year. The average cost of the convenient-food-diet model was more than twice that of the healthy-food-model, at $10,298 per year. If people put the time and effort into cooking at home it would better their health and their