Food is a necessary component to sustain human life yet at the same time food is also the reason why our country is being negatively affected in many ways. People today assume that the food they are consuming come from farms in the country where the livestock is raised and nurtured, and crops are being watered and cared for, but they’re wrong. Almost all the food Americans consume today come from factories across the nation that are owned by just a handful of companies. Together these companies are known as the Food Industry. The food industry, the same companies we obtain our food from, are the same companies who are causing people's health across the nation to go downhill, hurting our environment, and lastly causing a decline in our economy;
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The environment should be treated the best it can in order for future generations to be able to thrive in the area, but the food industry is making that seemingly hard. Almost all food is factory made which means that those factories are also creating pollution. “Runoff from these chemicals….. already killed off a marine life in a 12000 square mile area” (pollan 3). This shows that there are not enough regulations against the food industry. This should be an alarming idea knowing that the area in which one lives is being torn down. The pollution is also affecting our atmosphere because of all the chemicals that are going into our food that rise up and slowly break down the atmosphere which protect us from the sun. Even knowing that chemicals are going into one's food is …show more content…
It is easy to point fingers at the food industry when everyone else is doing it, but we need to take a step back and analyze our actions. “Make no mistake the food industry are far easier to demonize, regulate, and litigate than a culture of laziness and indulgence” (Hollingsworth 1). People are responsible for themselves. One should learn healthy habits and watch what they eat rather than point fingers. No one is forcing them to eat the food companies produce, they have their own choice. People are becoming lazy and depending on others too much. That may be true, but how can one be healthy and choose to make healthy decisions when all the food around is unhealthy. “Food companies will make and market any product that sells regardless of its nutritional value or its health effect” (Nestle 1). The food industry makes it very difficult for one to be healthy. The food industry knows most people don't want to spend much for food or do not have time to cook a well prepared meal so they latch onto that and reduce prices for fast food or pre cooked food which is unhealthy. Indeed, we see that the food industry is hurting the
The environment should be treated the best it can in order for future generations to be able to thrive in the area, but the food industry is making that seemingly hard. Almost all food is factory made which means that those factories are also creating pollution. “Runoff from these chemicals….. already killed off a marine life in a 12000 square mile area” (pollan 3). This shows that there are not enough regulations against the food industry. This should be an alarming idea knowing that the area in which one lives is being torn down. The pollution is also affecting our atmosphere because of all the chemicals that are going into our food that rise up and slowly break down the atmosphere which protect us from the sun. Even knowing that chemicals are going into one's food is …show more content…
It is easy to point fingers at the food industry when everyone else is doing it, but we need to take a step back and analyze our actions. “Make no mistake the food industry are far easier to demonize, regulate, and litigate than a culture of laziness and indulgence” (Hollingsworth 1). People are responsible for themselves. One should learn healthy habits and watch what they eat rather than point fingers. No one is forcing them to eat the food companies produce, they have their own choice. People are becoming lazy and depending on others too much. That may be true, but how can one be healthy and choose to make healthy decisions when all the food around is unhealthy. “Food companies will make and market any product that sells regardless of its nutritional value or its health effect” (Nestle 1). The food industry makes it very difficult for one to be healthy. The food industry knows most people don't want to spend much for food or do not have time to cook a well prepared meal so they latch onto that and reduce prices for fast food or pre cooked food which is unhealthy. Indeed, we see that the food industry is hurting the