When everything a person needs can be so easy to obtain its hard to notice just how much quality is being put into the high quantity of product we are able to receive. This is especially true when it comes to the food that Americans eat. Although much of American society believe that they can trust food companies to sell them a quality product it can be nearly impossible for people to know what exactly is being given to them and whether or not it is actually good for them. This can be pointed out as a leading factor in the fight between people today and obesity.
Unhealthy food is putting Americans at risk of obesity which can lead to even deadlier diseases. At first glance, the easy to make and affordable food may seem like the best option …show more content…
However, once a deeper look is taken, the link between the two becomes plain. The intake of unhealthy food, as stated earlier, leads to obesity, but is this something can be stopped with just some teamwork between concerned citizens and big food corporations. Before our enemy was the health behind what we ate it used to be what Americans were trying to smoke. Overtime with more information and help from the government the blueprint to making food healthier can be seen with the way America handled cigarettes. According to Sabrina Tavernise of the New York Times, “The single biggest behavioral success of the last century--the dramatic reduction in the share of Americans who smoke--took 50 years of education, regulation and medical intervention. Likewise, only a mixture of approaches has a chance of eventually reducing rates of obesity, these experts say”. (10) For this reason, it is important for Americans to begin to teach themselves and their families what to allow and not allow to enter their bodies now before it becomes to late with or without the help of food companies. The best way to avoid any issues for future generations to come is for these companies to team together with the people of society and help fight the growing epidemic of obesity and to establish a social norm of food and health
Unhealthy food is putting Americans at risk of obesity which can lead to even deadlier diseases. At first glance, the easy to make and affordable food may seem like the best option …show more content…
However, once a deeper look is taken, the link between the two becomes plain. The intake of unhealthy food, as stated earlier, leads to obesity, but is this something can be stopped with just some teamwork between concerned citizens and big food corporations. Before our enemy was the health behind what we ate it used to be what Americans were trying to smoke. Overtime with more information and help from the government the blueprint to making food healthier can be seen with the way America handled cigarettes. According to Sabrina Tavernise of the New York Times, “The single biggest behavioral success of the last century--the dramatic reduction in the share of Americans who smoke--took 50 years of education, regulation and medical intervention. Likewise, only a mixture of approaches has a chance of eventually reducing rates of obesity, these experts say”. (10) For this reason, it is important for Americans to begin to teach themselves and their families what to allow and not allow to enter their bodies now before it becomes to late with or without the help of food companies. The best way to avoid any issues for future generations to come is for these companies to team together with the people of society and help fight the growing epidemic of obesity and to establish a social norm of food and health