People blame the food industry for the obesity problems in America. Fast food places have expanded throughout the United States. Ads encourage the people to go to their restaurant but they are not forcing anyone to go buy their products.There are other extracurricular activities that can be done in order to lose weight. Although the food industry promotes the eating of meat and therefore making people obese, it is mostly the parent’s fault for taking their kids and even themselves to that restaurant. Even though fast food places are at every corner, parents have the ability to make a good and healthy decision and avoid them.When going into a fast food place, they have the chance to eat something healthy there. As the Indiana University has noted, “living near a fast food outlet had little effect on weight and living near a supermarket did not lower it”(“Fast Food”).Since obesity is a problem, students can use resources like the internet to check the body’s reaction of what unhealthy food does to you. That might help them make healthier and wiser choices. Living near a fast food place does not mean that you automatically are going to start gaining weight.Studies show that people who live near parks do not show any progress …show more content…
We can contradict what people say about the food industry of making everyone fat and prove them wrong with our olympic athletes.Interestingly enough,America has one of the best olympic athletes,yet we are ranked among one of the fattest countries.They chose to eat healthy foods to perform better and win their medals.This just proves that although eating fast-food is tempting,it is possible to avoid.The food industry does not force you to go buy their products.Many people blame the industry when in reality, it is the parents, government, and one's self to avoid them and do what is