Kinsley Pulido Dr. Woods ENGL 1213 14 May 2024 The Obesity Epidemic Obesity is an epidemic that has overtaken the human race, primarily within the United States and Latin American countries. This is fundamentally due to fast and processed food exposure, marketing tactics to promote these unhealthy substances, and enhancement chemicals intended to aid in processed food freshness and taste. The class of overweight humans can be attributed to environmental exposures and dietary habits influenced by childhood as well. For instance, if a child has grown up in a home that provides ill nourishment through chemically enhanced foods rather than whole nutrient-enriched foods, the chances of them becoming obese increase exponentially. After passionately …show more content…
Opposing viewpoints however conclude that obesity is a personal choice stemmed from one’s own well-being willpower, as well as the chemicals and enhancements not being a significant contributor toward the overweight. These false claims, however, are debunked through the meticulous research conducted upon the topic of obesity. The factors leading to obesity are solely a personal choice based upon how one values their own health, as well as the health of the bloodline they are raising. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keBZfGAmq2Q (Nippard 2023) This video discusses the process of ultimately becoming obese by unhealthy lifestyle choices such as whether to cook at home or eat out, whether to exercise or watch your favorite television show, and many other small factors that when piled onto each other, can cause an overweight and undesirable body. Research conducted by Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology & Metabolism confides with the video source and states that the practice of becoming obese is in part a personal choice because of the ill nature of cartoon lifestyle …show more content…
These chemicals also help maintain the freshness of food products during the transportation process due to the fact that many of these substances must be stored and delivered to different countries. Certain additives, such as those with mineral value, are intentionally added to address nutrient deficiencies in populations (World Health Organization, 2018). The assertion that these chemicals are a direct cause of obesity is not true, as obesity is a multifactorial condition. As seen in the last claim, obesity is often influenced by genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors, with diet composition and lifestyle choices playing significant roles in obesity. Many chemicals in food aid in reducing calorie intake, for example, artificial sweeteners provide the sweet taste without the high calories of sugar. This helps people who struggle with losing weight become healthier while still enjoying what they love. Mooradian 2017 -. While it is essential to monitor and regulate the use and content of chemicals in food, there are many benefits of these additives in increasing nutritional value within our