http://www.publichealth.org/public-awareness/obesity/
Popular companies such as Lays or Coca Cola are lying when they say that their product is healthy and better than any other competing brand. By using the familiar terms, zero calories and 30% less fat marketers are making it seem like their product is better for you when actually it's the same as getting a bag of potato chips. These lies are contributing the the problem we have at hand. In the article it states that the way we can combat obesity at a young age is having recess, Sports Programs, and also healthier lunches provided. If we used these initiatives then we could hopefully but down the rates of obesity in America.
Obesity has been a problem in the United States for a long time, but from your post it's easy to see that it's not just the citizens at fault. Your post was interesting because most people don't know about this. Do you know which companies are the largest offenders?
ReplyDeleteWatching this video not only informed me about how bad obesity is/is getting in America, but it also made me feel upset. There are so many Americans not getting enough exercise or eating right and this makes me want to try and fix this issue. In the video, it says several things that have changed from the 1970's to the 2015. If so many changes happened in this span of time, I'm wondering how much it's going to change in the next 45 years.
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