Summary Of Its Portion Distortion That Makes America Fat

In “Its Portion Distortion That Makes America Fat” by Brownlee, she claims that fast food companies and the portions they provide are the real reason that America has seen such a big increase in obesity. I agree that fast food companies are to blame for the rise in obesity and they should begin to take more responsibility for the affect they have had on America. In the not too distant past, fast food portions were smaller and could actually be seen as a suitable meal as they provided enough calories for one person. This all began to change when a man named Elliot Bloom began to study Taco Bell’s sales and discovered that their main consumers consisted of “young, single males who could ate at such restaurants as often as 20 times a month.” These customers were

Once the body is accustomed to these portions it becomes more of an addiction than anything else. This of course began to increase the amount of obese individuals in America for which fast food companies believe themselves to be off the hook in terms of responsibility. Fast food companies should face the facts and witness the true effects their greed for sales and profits have brought upon America and its inhabitants. I have witnessed first hand the effects fast food has had on a few of my aunts and uncles. They don’t have very much money so places like McDonalds with their super sizes was like a blessing which they began to consume too much of. They believed they were getting a good meal for a cheap price without much concern for the effects the food had on their bodies. They became obese quickly and soon began to spread the word about the cheap food even going so far as to telling me I was too thin and that a growing boy needed more food. I of course rejected the food as my parents had taught me good eating habits that I still use