The Whole Food Movement

Obesity is one of the biggest health problems in America. There are many negative effects of obesity in today's society such as fast food restaurants, not enough exercise, poor eating habits and large portions. However, obesity can definitely be avoided and decreased. Ways obesity can be decreased is by promoting and educating people, especially children, about healthy eating habits, providing public policies that allow easy access to healthy, low-fat, high-fiber foods, trained healthcare professionals. First, in order to stop obesity, we need to advertise healthy plates, instead of advertising a lot of fast food restaurants.

In David Freedman’s essay How Junk food Can End Obesity, Freedman makes the claim to policy arguing that instead of demonizing processed foods, Americans should instead support the idea and production of healthier processed and junk foods. He calls on the public to recognize that while many products on the market these days are labeled as “wholesome” and “healthy”, consumers should learn to become aware of the fat and calorie content in these products because many times they have the same- if not more- fat and calorie contents as that of a typical Big Mac or Whopper. In his essay, Freedman primarily places blame on the media and the wholesome food movement for the condemnation of the fast and processed food industries saying, “An enormous amount of media space has been dedicated to promoting the notion that all processed food, and only processed food, us making us sickly and overweight” (Freedman), he further expresses that this portrayal of the

Heidi Stevens' article A problem of grand proportions for the Tribune Newspaper, daringly quoted Brian Wansink "affordability isn't what's driving us to overeat, the three biggest drivers that mess us up are: how big our portions are, how frequently we eat and what we eat". We are mindlessly eating away our health with each and every bit of processed, unhealthy foods. Modifying our choices and stretching every dollar the healthy way can reverse a health disease that is on its way. You're hungry and you eat anything that entices your taste buds without evaluating the risks of health consequences in the future. Being absent minded to the chemicals and ingredients in our food are only harming our bodies.

That in the book it states that they give us a much healthier food . But if they were there eating the lunch on a daily basis then they would realize the food they give us is unhealthy and cut into little portions. Plus they save money by not handing lunch money for their children. However, this law is paid off with the taxes , so i think its better for us to waste the taxes on a much better accomodation. I believe that the law should be abolished and replaced with a new one.

Theme: One major theme of Fast Food Nation is health. The theme presents itself in many different forms such as how inadequate food quality is affecting us or the amount of fast food people eat and how bad it is for them. The United States is the most obese country in the world and it all stems from fast food and the amount of it in which we eat. Fast food presents itself as a better option because it is always ready, tastes better than healthier food and it can be significantly cheaper than “healthy” food. Those three reasons alone can make fast food appear to be the best choice.

Mark Bittmans article "Bad Food? Tax it, Subsidize Vegetables" (July 23rd 2011) argues that the junk food companies have a huge advantage over the more healthy companies when it comes to manufacturing, prices, advertisements, and convenience. Bittman supports his claims by listing many different statistics on the decline of the American Diet, obesity and diabetes

I opted for the cheaper Bronze Affordable Act which still felt expensive, I would have preferred a better cover but I could not afford it. I also applied for food stamps as they would reduce the amount of money I spent on grocery. Such a program has improved the quality of life for the poor and has ensured that millions of families experiencing food security have food on the table (Burger, 2017, p. 65). In the game, I experienced frustration and endless battle of whether to do the right thing or just survive, every choice I made was highly influenced by money despite the consequences. For example, I broke a vase a vase at work and hid the evidence because I could not afford to pay it.

Action must be taken by the food industry in order to start eliminating the problems that are causing the society to deteriorate. There are countless health issues within America that continue to grow due to the fact that the food industry is not regulating the food being provided and sole enough. Obesity and being overweight are one of the many social issues that can be linked back to the food industry. While it is true that there are cases of obesity and being overweight due to lack of exercise or genetics, it is primarily the food that cause people to gain excess weight. So many foods nowadays contain surplus amounts of calories, fats, and sugar which have a direct correlation to weight gain.

In the easy by Freedman “How Junk Food Can End Obesity” he really explains how fast food industry is trying very hard to make their products healthier by cutting down the calories; putting less fat in to the products, making the size of the products smaller. Freedman also talks about how wholesome foods can be unhealthy for us and he gives us examples by telling us how the sellers get the public to buy there products by saying its healthy and it has no fat it in but what the people don’t know is that the less fat products or no fat products have a lot more sugar in it to make the product taste better because it has no fat in it. I learned a lot form Freedman, he made me understand more about how to eat. I am an athletic person so I really

However, they do not realize all the benefits of eating food grown and produced locally. Although eating locally can put a strain on one’s wallet, resorting to locally grown produce can put a positive impact on the world. Consuming locally grown produce comes with healthy benefits for everyone. Local produce is fresher and tastes exceptionally better(A). When buying grocery, one should believe in the “quality over quantity” rule.

Obesity happens because many people tend to consume fast food because it is the easiest option than taking time to make a nutritional meal. Schlosser mentions why people do not care much for healthy options, “Consumers savor the flavor while operators embrace [the] profit margin”(241). That is pretty much saying that the even if they do have a healthier option, it does not necessary mean that it is healthy at all. Another article from natural news mentions what obesity because of processed foods does to the body. The article says that although many people do not eat at any fast food restaurant they can still find processed foods in grocery markets, that