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Chris Huckabay
Professor Watkins
Comp II MWF 11:30
27 February 2017
Companies or the Worlds People: Whos to Blame?
Have you ever wondered whose fault it is that the world is becoming more obese than it
was? The people in this world have put the blame on the companies for the advertising to be too
good. Which doesnt make sense to me, how can advertising be too good? I understand that it
will look good and make you want to eat that food but are they forcing you to eat it? Others can
say that this unhealthy food is cheaper and better. But is it better than spending a couple extra
dollars to get something that is healthy? Everyone can blame obesity on healthy food costing too
much, but it is the amount of food that people eat , how they reflect onto their children, and how
rush a meal.
The amount of food that we choose to eat isnt the companies fault, we can all think on
our own and see when too much is too much. If you eat so much that your stomach is starting to
hurt, you know you need to quit eating and pack the rest up for left overs. Some people have
reason to believe that because America is known for being mostly white or so what people think.
To come to the surprise of many whites arent the most obese race in America on average. In this
article, Carrol and Fernstrom say Sturm reviewed the all the available research for a study
published in CA: Cancer Journal for Clinicians and concluded that everyone, regardless of
race, ethnicity or socio-economic status, is gaining weight at about the same rate. His graphs
clearly show parallel tracks of increasing flab among all groups (Carrol et al). In his graphs, it
shows that African American and Hispanic women have a bigger body mass index than white
women. This honestly surprised me I figured living in America my whole life that the whites
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were the most obese race. Even with food this day being so cheap, that doesnt stop us from
buying it in bulk it might even make it more liable so we think. Debra Levey Larson told us in
her article that even with the healthy food out there it doesnt help anything. She says This
leads to one question: Why arent those policies working? Why arent consumers responding to
increased soda prices or calorie information on the menus? (Larson). Well I think people dont
pay attention the rise in drinks as much as they should they just believe that it is just inflation. I
can see where they are coming from if they think it is inflation, a lot of prices on everyday
things have sky rocketed since I was in middle school. Some say that you can eat whatever
food you want and still be in shape. Kate Bratskeir had a lot to say about this topic and it was
an interesting read. In her third paragraph, she explains that for 95 percent of Americans, there
is no relationship between how much junk they eat and their weight (Bratskeir). This means that
the people have been brain washed in a certain way to think that the food you eat makes you
bigger. It just means your weight depends on the amount of food you eat.
Childhood obesity is a problem that has been rising for a few years now. In a YouTube
video, I have watched it explains a kid named Luke go from being obese to being in shape. Jim
Morelli tells us Not many months ago, this teen was a physical and emotional basket case
(CNN YouTube). This proves that even if you are a victim of childhood obesity that you can
change your ways and get into shape and fulfil your dreams. Without stories like these some kids
would still not be motivated to work out and lose weight. Parents are also a factor in childhood
obesity, kids always take after what they eat based on what their parents eat. Schwartz and Puhl
proclaim that kids love shouldnt be bought saying Advertisements send the message that giving
a child sweets makes childhood that much sweeter or shows the child how much you love
her (Schwartz et al). Just buying your kids candy to either reward them or just to have isnt
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good for them and you should rethink on some of the items that you are buying. If you just buy
junk food and eat that all of the time your kids will assume that it is safe to do that and we need
With the youth of the world in mind why do we rush meals like their brains rush around
and think of all sorts of different things? If you end up rushing a meal you just buy the first
things you see on the shelves in a grocery store. Jacques Peretti states in his article So what you
see when you walk into a supermarket in 2013 is the entire 360 degrees of obesity in a single
glance. The whole panorama of fattening you up and slimming you down, owned by
conglomerates which have analyzed every angle and money-making opportunity (Peretti). He
speaks the truth it is only the bad things when you walk into a super market there are no healthy
items in the front of the store. Food places arent just called fast food because it take virtually no
time to go through a drive thru. With all of the fast food types of places even some foods in a
grocery store can be considered fast food. Bootie Cosgrove-Mather says in this article that It's
not the industry's fault that people don't get exercise, or that schools have cut physical education,
or that people prefer the taste of Twinkies (500 million sold a year) to tofu (much less)
(Cosgrove-Mather). If the schools these days wouldnt cut P.E out then maybe these kids would
The only people we can blame for our poor diets lack of working out and fast meals are
ourselves. For us humans we need to keep in mind how much food we eat when we have a meal.
We also need to make sure our youth of the world stay at least somewhat healthy so the future of
the world will still be like it is now with amazing athletes. Lastly dont rush your meals that is
just a good way to forget about what youre eating. If we all just stand up against fast food and
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how much they serve us we will make the world a healthier choice. Parents, we need to show our
Works Cited
Bratskeir, Kate. Turns Out Fast Food, Soda And Candy Are Not To Blame For Obesity. The
Carroll, Linda, and Madelyn Fernstrom. Cheap Food Blamed for America's Obesity
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Childhood Overweight. Childhood Overweight - The Obesity Society, The Obesity Society,
Cosgrove-Mather, Bootie. The Blame Game And Obesity In America. CBS News, CBS
my paper. I t gives me plenty of information about companies and peoples life choices.
Larson, Debra Levey. Who's to Blame for Obesity? Policy Makers, the Food Industry, or Individuals?
| ACES News :: College of ACES, University of Illinois, College of ACES, 22 Jan. 2014,
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Peretti, Jacques. Fat Profits: How the Food Industry Cashed in on Obesity. The Guardian,
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