Why Obesity is a Problem
There has been a lot of discourse over the topic of obesity and why it matters. The most controversial issue that people tend to bring up is whether people are responsible for their weight problems, or if it is the company's’ fault. These companies do not necessarily have to be fast-food, as long as they are responsible for distributing the majority of the food that people in America eat. The country that is struggling with obesity the most is the US, which is also home to companies known to use a lot of mass-production for their foods. Fast-food companies are responsible for getting their consumers obese due to the budgets of consumers, how close fast-food restaurants are to someone's location, and lack of nutritional information.
Although it may seem like people have a choice of what to eat, they do not due to their budget only being able to afford fast-food and how conveniently placed these companies tend to be. When someone is in a hurry to go to work/school, they may stop by a
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This is critical because if too many people become obese, this can cause future generations to become infected with hereditary diseases caused by obesity; these can ultimately lead to an era where almost everyone has some type of respiratory problems and an increase in pollution. To fix this probem, prices needs to be justified. To fix the pricing of these menus, they should lower the price of vegetables to be the same as (or at least similar) to that of unhealthy food. For the lack of nutritional information, companies can fix this by making it mandatory to show the nutritional chart of the menu in public view (without any object blocking the sign). Fixing these issue are not that complicated to fix, these companies just need to actually think for their consumers instead of