The Obesity Epidemic
On the issue of obesity, our government needs to do to help the percentages of obese people go down is pass a series of laws. The first law would be a law or tax that would make fast food, and other foods that are high in fat and sugars more expensive then healthy foods like vegetables, fruit, lean cuts of meat, and other healthy substitutes for fast food. This would make the people who have less money buy healthy alternatives for food instead of fast food or food with a high fat percentage. The tax would make it more healthy food more desirable to buy due to it being cheaper than unhealthy foods.
The second law would be a law that prohibits companies to even sell foods with a certain percentage in fat or sugars. This would help lower the obesity rate because a lot of foods would be outlawed due to this law. I know that giving the government the power to out law certain foods is a lot to ask. On the other hand though, there are foods out on the market that are too unhealthy for human consumption and give no value nutritionally. Like Twinkies.
The last law that should be passed would be a law that all restaurants, and fast food restaurants must have the calories, percentages of fat and sugar, and serving size on every single item on their menus. This would make people more aware of the amount of calories, fat and sugar they are eating at one sitting at a restaurant. This also might scare people into cooking their own healthy alternatives because going out to eat is usually more unhealthy than eating at home.
These laws would help make the obesity rate lower due to the multiple opportunities that would be create to eat healthy food.
The second law would be a law that prohibits companies to even sell foods with a certain percentage in fat or sugars. This would help lower the obesity rate because a lot of foods would be outlawed due to this law. I know that giving the government the power to out law certain foods is a lot to ask. On the other hand though, there are foods out on the market that are too unhealthy for human consumption and give no value nutritionally. Like Twinkies.
The last law that should be passed would be a law that all restaurants, and fast food restaurants must have the calories, percentages of fat and sugar, and serving size on every single item on their menus. This would make people more aware of the amount of calories, fat and sugar they are eating at one sitting at a restaurant. This also might scare people into cooking their own healthy alternatives because going out to eat is usually more unhealthy than eating at home.
These laws would help make the obesity rate lower due to the multiple opportunities that would be create to eat healthy food.