Meat was once a necessity, yet over time consumption has now come to represent the meal of the elite. Meat was once required to provide energy to the high activity of our ancestors, yet through the development of agriculture and nutrition, we no longer require it. Yet even though meat is not a necessity, we still desire it, and place a price on different styles of meat. Meat holds power, being seen as a luxury item staple of the first world. Not all parts of the animal that the meat was taken from is desirable to all, however. One such part comes from the fatty underbelly of the lamb, also known as mutton flaps, has been portrayed as a byproduct of the lamb production, yet largely traded in the Pacific Islands. These mutton flaps have become
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With the problem of obesity in this region, a ban was placed on mutton flaps in Fiji, with banning also being discussed in other countries. The authors discuss this ban of the meats as an effort by the Fijian government to battle obesity and lifestyle disease in the country. Although mutton flaps are not healthy and may contribute to the high obesity rates in the country, they are not the only factor of obesity. People will go to the next cheapest meat. Mutton flaps are so popular because they are cheap and easy to obtain. They were once seen as a luxury with their association to better meats, and have become a staple. Who is to say that the next cheapest meat won’t have the same effect? The best thing that can go to fighting the lifestyle disease is through a political campaign to show the people that these cheap meats are unhealthy and contributing to their unhealthy lifestyle. The book describes some of the efforts to connect with the people, may it be through television adds or posters. Some parts of the novel depict the ban of mutton flaps as being the only effect, yet a little further into the novel it discusses the other measures the government has put in place to combat. To what extent of which the campaign has reached the people isn’t too clear
With the problem of obesity in this region, a ban was placed on mutton flaps in Fiji, with banning also being discussed in other countries. The authors discuss this ban of the meats as an effort by the Fijian government to battle obesity and lifestyle disease in the country. Although mutton flaps are not healthy and may contribute to the high obesity rates in the country, they are not the only factor of obesity. People will go to the next cheapest meat. Mutton flaps are so popular because they are cheap and easy to obtain. They were once seen as a luxury with their association to better meats, and have become a staple. Who is to say that the next cheapest meat won’t have the same effect? The best thing that can go to fighting the lifestyle disease is through a political campaign to show the people that these cheap meats are unhealthy and contributing to their unhealthy lifestyle. The book describes some of the efforts to connect with the people, may it be through television adds or posters. Some parts of the novel depict the ban of mutton flaps as being the only effect, yet a little further into the novel it discusses the other measures the government has put in place to combat. To what extent of which the campaign has reached the people isn’t too clear