Obesity America Be Regulated By Better Food Prices?

Obesity has dangerously increased over the years. Its consequences can be fatal for the human immune system. Some of the complications of overweight are: heart disease, diabetes, malnutrition, cancer, and even death. However, the cost of healthy food is twice or three times more than the price of junk food. Everywhere healthy options are more expensive, even water costs more than sodas. Making healthier food more affordable, will contribute to having healthier population. I think healthy food options should be more affordable because cheaper prices for junk food promotes obesity and other severe health issues, and families with low income can’t afford the costs of a healthy lifestyle.

The obesity levels in America increase year after year. Even adults are becoming more and more overweight. People do not understand that eating whatever they want, whenever they want it is very unhealthy. Louisiana has the highest adult obesity rate at 36.2 percent and Colorado has the lowest at 20.2 percent. Mississippi has the highest rate of diabetes at 14.7 percent. Ten of the twelve states with the highest type 2 diabetes rates are in the South. The CDC projects that one-in-three adults could have diabetes by 2050 (Ogden). Is unhealthy food really worth diabetes? Even the farmers are starting to noticing the increase in food intake. One of the main problems in America is over eating. People just eat all they want and do not think of the consequences. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that the average American ate almost twenty percent more calories in the year 2000 than they did in 1983, thanks, in part, to a boom in meat consumption. Today, each American puts away an average of 195 pounds of meat every year, compared to just 138 pounds in the 1950’s. Consumption of added fats also shot up by around two thirds over the same period, and grain consumption rose forty five percent since 1970 ("Why Are Americans Obese?”). People use food as comfort, and they eat more and more each year. Sometimes, it can be the types of foods people consume rather than how much. From this study it is obvious that not only are Americans eating too much,

There is a significant dramatic rise in obesity in the United States, and something needs to be done to resolve the problem, for the reason that if something is not done quickly, the majority of our country will be obese citizens. “Childhood obesity in the United States presents major health challenges” (Kersh et al, 2011). Which has developed serious health problems with major economic and social concerns. In view of that, obesity has become a topic of economic investigation. “Whose job is it to ensure that children have a healthy life: parents and caregivers, schools, communities, the state?” (Kersh et

The purpose to study the health economics of obesity in the United States is to understand it more clearly as it is one of the biggest challenges of the nation currently. Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat deposition in the body that may deteriorate health (or) risk health. (World Health Organization [WHO], 2016). Obesity is a double-edged

There is an epidemic striking the United States. This epidemic, one of obesity, can contribute much of its growth over the last half century to one common link: junk food. Michael Thomas, correspondent for U.S. News and World Report, doubts the effectiveness of imposing a “junk food” tax in an attempt to curb obesity. With support from respected scientists in the nutrition field, like Dr. Oliver Mytton, Mr. Thomas could not be more wrong. While people like Thomas believe there is little hope to solve this problem, in reality a junk food tax is the best approach we can take. If the government intervenes with taxation on unhealthy foods, there will be a less consumer demand for this food group and would mark a significant step in controlling the obesity epidemic.

The obesity epidemic is rapidly advancing in the U.S., leading to physical and mental health problems as well as having financial impacts. Although there are existing federal programs and policies that address the obesity problem, these policies do not seem to account for the urgency of the current situation. It is essential to examine new policy strategies to combat the growing threat of obesity. Policy strategies explored in this paper include implementation of federal subsidization of healthy meals and taxation on fast food.

Obesity is a prominent issue not just because the public ignores it, but because the current consumer culture enables it. The key to solving any problem is to figure out the cause. The cause to obesity is simply the decisions made by the consumer and the producer. By examining the root cause of the problem, steps can be made to rectify the obesity epidemic in this country. One issue is, that companies are more concerned with what will make them fast, easy money than they are concerned with how their product will influence public health. Another issue is the decisions the consumer makes when buying food. Society is responsible with providing better choices, but it is up to the individual to make consistent, healthy decisions for themselves. However, the choice to eat something unhealthy has more complex roots with economics, time, and marketing. The means and resources are often not available to lower socioeconomic families when making the decision on what to buy. Like many daunting challenges that require reform, the obesity epidemic in this country is a complex problem with multiple variables. By examining the market-consumer relationship of the food industry, a few of the issues propagating the obesity epidemic can be studied and reformed.

With the state of unhealthy foods in the United States, where it is easily available to get "fatty" foods rather than the opposite, the obesity rates have gone up. The obesity epidemic has gone from an inconvenience to a soon-to-be problem. "In 2010, about 35.7% of U.S. adults — nearly 78 million people — were obese. That’s up from 30.5% in 2000, but not much of a difference from 33.7% in 2008" (Healthland.time.com). With the steady

With the steady growing problem of obesity, something soon has to change. There has been many programs to try and get citizens into shape, but the next step is to encourage eating healthy, and to increase competition among healthy and unhealthy foods. By raising the price of "fatty" foods (foods that are considered unhealthy by the daily standards) by a reasonable amount to help healthy food compete with the low price of unhealthy foods; it could help the obesity epidemic greatly. Obesity needs to be taken seriously because of how impactful it is becoming in our society.

Over the years society has inherited bad habits, among these have been unhealthy eating and drinking choices. These unhealthy decisions have led to a large percentage of our society to become obese. People have their own opinions and ideas on how this problem should be handled, the people brought forward these ideas with the insight of creating the most healthy life for all. In hopes of helping the large percentage of obesity decrease there has been a variety of ideas which have presented themselves as solutions. Banning super-sized menu items and tax on non healthy options exist as potential options for solving the obesity crisis. People of today’s society debate whether or not such banning and taxing will solve the obesity epidemic

In the United States, there are increasing numbers of people suffering from obesity. In Michael Pollan’s book “Omnivore’s Dilemma,” he says that three of every five Americans are overweight and one of every five is obese (76). Obesity becomes a major health problem in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the estimate medical cost of obesity in the United States was $147 billion a year. Why Americans are obese? The answer for obesity is that Americans are relying too much on fast food. Many factors that contribute to obesity epidemic; particularly, fast food is the chief causes of obesity.

Obesity rates in the United States are rapidly increasing, it is up to the people of the United States to induce change. However, to do this, the people need the government to play a role in reducing the obesity rates. According to the food sector of the United Nations (an inter governmental organization that promotes, protects, and improves international cooperation since 1945) “Obesity was once considered only a problem in high-income countries like the United States, where nearly 70 percent of the adult population is overweight” (Roussev 60). Interestingly enough, individuals consumption of media and the lack of following a diet plan makes up a majority of the 70 percent. All of which is a result of making a personal choice to indulge in

Thirty five percent, nearly one million people in the state of Arkansas, are obese.(“Overweight and Obesity Statistics” 1)As more and more states are on the rise with their obesity rates, with no signs of it slowing down. Obesity is quickly becoming a epidemic in the U.S, and the government is not making any moves to try and stop this problem. Due to reviewing many studies focused on the drastic effects of obesity, it is clear that obesity is a problem. But to many obesity is seen as a problem that can be easily fixed, and that it does not affect them beacause they don’t see them selfs as obese. However, they have forgeten the effects it has on children, the future generations of Americans, as well as the ways it can inderictly effect Americans. To solve this the U.S government, should impose a law that taxes foods that pass certain health restrictions. This will force people to reconsider what foods they cosume, as well the foods they purchase. This will begin the processes of ending obesity, by first targeting the diets people have.

The organic food industry has gained a great deal of customers over the past few years. Consumers commonly follow popular word of mouth marketing and the organic food industry has established a name for itself. Claiming to be better for overall health and wellness, the industry has made more people want to incorporate a variety of organic foods into their diets. Though claims may hold valuable truth, do organic groceries truly benefit people more than the conventional foods that many have grown up with? Consumers should be advised of the lack of benefits they receive when purchasing organic groceries in comparison to conventional groceries.

According to the Organic Trade Association, in 2010 organic sales accounted for over four percent of the U.S. total food sales (Cohen). This puts into perspective how much of a role organic food has come to play in U.S. food sales. In our world today, one choice that people are constantly being faced with when out shopping for groceries is whether or not they should purchase organic foods. Many people assume that organic foods come with many more benefits than regular food which is why they cost more. However, contrary to popular belief, along with the extra cost of organic food there are actually little to no health nor environmental benefits, which is why we should stray away from purchasing these products.