Imagine living in a generation where all these young adults are on the verge of becoming very unhealthy and may not live enough to outlive their parents. The unhealthy eating habits and choosing to exercise every other day has caused this generation to be the most obese/unhealthy young adults in America. If all these young adults worked together, we could stop this epidemic and come out on top and healthier than ever. One thing to keep in mind while we try to work together is not to fall for these unhealthy food companies and those irresistible food advertisements that we know are no good for us. Businesses could come together with the young adults and by stop subsidizing all the unhealthy food companies would lie about what is in the product.
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Food Companies don’t care about the consumers health, only about profit. Bittman goes on to another statistic stating that “The Fast Food Industry alone spent $4 billion on marketing in 2009.” () all that money could have been used on better ways to make the food the produce healthier. Some young adults choose to eat fast food, because it is whats most convenient to the young college lifestyle, not knowing that some fast food companies lie about the product being sold. In 1980 fast food companies increased drinking sizes, in 1972 a large was smaller than a medium today. these increased sizes for lower prices has caught the attention of many young adults due to the fact that it is more convenient and cheaper. Advertisment held a huge responsibility, and still does, by making the product look so irresistible, making the consumer not care about the repercussions of what is being eaten. Due to someone 's past experience with fast food, whether it be bad service or bad quality food, it helps these people want to eat more healthier cooked meals at home. Making a cooked meal at home takes about as much time as it does to go to a fast food place, go through drive thru and wait for the food. So why not just cook at home, it may take up a little more time but it would be worth it and your body will appreciate it later. David Zinczenko, “ Don’t Blame the Eater.” states that “Fast-food companies are marketing to children a product with proven health hazards and no warning labels.” meaning fast food companies know that these young adults are so vulnerable and will eat just about anything if it 's right there in front of them. Which isn 't the right thing to do on these companies part, Businesses should step in and collaborate with the fast food companies in to making the food more healthier, and say what 's really in the food being produced and sold world-wide. Some companies put extra chemicals into their
Food Companies don’t care about the consumers health, only about profit. Bittman goes on to another statistic stating that “The Fast Food Industry alone spent $4 billion on marketing in 2009.” () all that money could have been used on better ways to make the food the produce healthier. Some young adults choose to eat fast food, because it is whats most convenient to the young college lifestyle, not knowing that some fast food companies lie about the product being sold. In 1980 fast food companies increased drinking sizes, in 1972 a large was smaller than a medium today. these increased sizes for lower prices has caught the attention of many young adults due to the fact that it is more convenient and cheaper. Advertisment held a huge responsibility, and still does, by making the product look so irresistible, making the consumer not care about the repercussions of what is being eaten. Due to someone 's past experience with fast food, whether it be bad service or bad quality food, it helps these people want to eat more healthier cooked meals at home. Making a cooked meal at home takes about as much time as it does to go to a fast food place, go through drive thru and wait for the food. So why not just cook at home, it may take up a little more time but it would be worth it and your body will appreciate it later. David Zinczenko, “ Don’t Blame the Eater.” states that “Fast-food companies are marketing to children a product with proven health hazards and no warning labels.” meaning fast food companies know that these young adults are so vulnerable and will eat just about anything if it 's right there in front of them. Which isn 't the right thing to do on these companies part, Businesses should step in and collaborate with the fast food companies in to making the food more healthier, and say what 's really in the food being produced and sold world-wide. Some companies put extra chemicals into their