A growing problem that the United States is affected by is obesity and truth of the matter is its been a problem for awhile. With the government constantly telling us what to do many wonder if this is a issue that the U.S should get involved in or let the people handle it on themselves. The government should in fact get involved in what the people eat and help manage their health and lifestyle to a more healthy where they will be able to live longer. They should have a say in this matter and give the solutions as options to be left decided by the people if they want the help or not. The government should get involved in what the teens and kids eat at their schools to provide those healthier alternatives. Obesity in todays youth is possibly at its highest due to bad eating decisions and habits, as well lack of activity that they get. In Source A, one can see how by the government getting involved and putting standards that what kids should eat at school in the long run benefits the kids and helps provide them healthy habits. This shows how it’s a positive thing when the government got involved in deciding what we eat and how much of it we should eat. …show more content…
They feel like they are smart enough or happy just the way they are that they don’t need to change their eating or living. In Source F, you can also see how this woman is intentionally overeating in order to accomplish her fantasy of weighing 1,000 pounds. She said, “It’d be a fantasy to gobble her way to fame and someday weigh 1,000 pounds.” This shows how she finds it a way of entertainment to damage her health and possibly not live long enough for her daughter, although many would its her choice this is where one begs to differ if someone should intervene in her life and help her make a