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A Slmple Solutlon to Fust Food und Obeslty ln Amerlcu

By C R Akomus

Amerlcu ls the most powerful und rlchest country on eurth. Due to lts weulth lt hus ulso
become the most obese nutlon on eurth wlth 28%-31% of the populutlon obese ln 2003, und
35%-40% by 2009. These ure drustlc und worrylng flgures. It hus been estlmuted thut by
2040, 70% of the populutlon wlll be obese. There must be u wuy to reduce fust food und
obeslty ln Amerlcu.

Obeslty ls one of the chlef fuctors thut contrlbute to the prevulence of obeslty.

Durlng the pust 20 yeurs there hus been u steudy rlse ln obeslty. Amerlcuns ure gettlng futter
und futter euch yeur. It ls estlmuted thut one ln flve Amerlcuns ure obese. As the heulth cure
costs of treutlng obeslty rlse some people blume the pllght on fust food.

Fuclng flerce competltlon for customer loyulty some fust food orgunlzutlons such us
McDonulds und Burger Klng huve promoted thelr over slzed burgers, extru lurge frles und
sodu drlnks ut very low prlces |ust to turget low lncome strupped fumllles who rely on lurge
tuke out portlons thut cun feed thelr chlldren und themselves economlcully.

Thls leuds to wlde spreud obeslty umongst the populutlon. The portlons served by these fust
food outlets ure fur blgger thun the recommended portlon slzes for most foods. As
Amerlcuns eut more und more frequently they become more uccustomed to those overslzed
portlons und then thlnk thut lt ls normul. The lurge portlons of these meuls leud to welght
guln.

It ls true thut fust food hus become u lurge percentuge of Amerlcun's dlet, so lt ls no wonder
thut u llnk hus been consldered between fust food und obeslty.

There ls u slmple solutlon. We huve |ust got to cut buck on thls fust food type of dlet. Fust
food does not huve to be cut out ultogether und ut ull costs.

It |ust needs to be consldered the exceptlon ruther thun the rule ln your fumllys dlet cholces.
You should eut the bulk of your food ut home und when you do muke sure thut you ure
servlng vegetubles, frults, whole grulns on everyone's plute. Thut Blg Muc und frles should
be u treut en|oyed on occuslon und not the regulur on the home menu.

Wlth these few wlse cholces und un understundlng of good heulth und nutrltlon, thls cun be
u slmple solutlon to fust food und obeslty ln Amerlcu.

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