An Equal Shot: Big Fat America

For a long time, one of the most controversial topics of conversation has been the rise of obesity in America. Through the expansion and growth of the food industry, responsible for the exportation of healthy food products, companies have abused their control by disregarding the health and safety of their animals. As a result of this negligence, unhealthy food is manufactured and distributed to American consumers. Responsible for the welfare of products, the food industry is accountable for America’s obesity epidemic through the manipulation of advertising, science, and animal welfare. While it is the public’s decision in choosing what foods to eat, consumers do not have a choice in how the food they buy is manufactured. When someone looks

As a result of producing “low in fat” products, companies are able to falsify nutrition labels, entrapping consumers to believe that particular food item is healthy when it is really just more sugary. The misleading information advertised on food products shouldn’t be the consumer’s fault, but the company who manufactured it. According to the article, “An Equal Shot: Big Fat America”, food that is manipulated chemically is done so to up the taste of quality.” (Malello). Even while making conscious food choices, consumers are manipulated by the industry with falsified labels and replacement substances that constitute a large portion of the food. In addition to this advert manipulation, companies have also mastered the art of lying

Through the modernization of machinery and the process for producing products, the definition of food has changed into something sinister. In the article, “Down to Earth: All Vegetarian and Natural”, the author discusses that the initial definition of food has changed by saying, “Instead of a nourishing substance to sustain life, food is now fatty and processed.” This refined definition of food is all consumers know, and the production of this meat is a result of the food industry's abuse of the welfare of their animals. Originating from controversial and illegal ethical actions, consumers and their families’ health suffers as a result. In the novel, Eating Animals, author Jonathan Foer states, “The very genetics of chickens, along with their feed and environment, were now intensively manipulated to produce excessive amounts of eggs.” (106). The chickens in particular that consumers eat have been genetically modified, and have redefined the definition of food. As a result, consumers are still eating meat that is genetically engineered to contain more fat in unhealthy proportions. The effects of meat consumption have been evident in meat eaters, especially families and children. Frank Reese, one of the last poultry farmers who do not abuse their animals states that due to these modifications, “Girls are going through puberty much earlier,