It is called The Epidemic of 30 Years. 30 years of agonizing pain. 30 years of vulnerability. Americans have been declaring themselves overweight or obese for 30 years. About 60 years ago food additives were starting to be explored. Fast food restaurants like McDonalds, TV dinners, and other ready to eat foods were becoming a standard in the American society. It only took 30 years for TV dinners to alter Americans’ bodies. In Maryland alone, The America’s Health Rankings published that 35.6% of children in middle school or lower, 34.9% of high school graduates, 32.8% of people who had some college, and 22.3% of college graduates are obese. Maryland is ranked 24 out of 50 states for having the highest percentage obesity and overweight population. Imagine what other states may be experiencing. There are multiple reasons why a large and unhealthy American is a normal American. The …show more content…
This is not the reason why people become obese. They become obese because of the types of they consume. Only eating highly processed foods will cause a low metabolism American to become obese even if they eat their recommended calories (Mayo Clinic). For the side effects of benzoic to kick in, it only needs to be consumed for a week of eating solely processed foods. People can start packing on the pounds from eating at McDonalds three times a day and are eating their recommended calories. As well obesity is not a side effect of arthritis and insulin, but a side effect of benzoic acid. As discussed before benzoic acid can be the cause of these various diseases or illnesses. Therefore, benzoic acid and various genetic variables cause these diseases illnesses and results in obesity. If the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were able to regulate the needed amount of information on food labels, it is quite possible that Americans would not have these diseases. American would become more conscientious of what they