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Persuasive Essay On Fast Food

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Why We Choose Ever walked into any cafeteria and seen fried chicken, french fries, burgers and all sorts of fast foods? Where you ever tempted to buy these type of foods? This temptation happens to anyone, even children. Did you think what these types of foods can do to the health of a person, especially younger children. We already have fast foods being served in schools. There are things we can do to change that. The government should make stricter laws regulating the food that is served in schools because most schools serve unhealthy foods. It will help decrease child obesity. They can start at a young age and get a better understanding of what they are eating. In the movie Fed Up, the schools cafeterias barely served …show more content…

Of course children are going to go for the food that is unhealthy because it taste better. Eating healthy at a young age will prevent obesity. According to the movie Fed Up “ over 95% of all americans will be overweight or obese in two decades”. The cause of obesity is from the food products that are in the stores today. The movie Fed Up also states “ there are 6,000 food products in america, 80% of them contain sugar”. If the government do not control what the industries are putting in the food the industries will keep doing what they are doing. Unhealthy foods are being sold in schools and it seems to me that the schools don't seem to care what they eat. If schools keep serving unhealthy food, the children will keep choosing food that is unhealthy because it tastes better and it is right in front of them. If they keep it up they will start to gain weight and it will be hard for them to lose it. The movie Fed Up shows how most children go for unhealthy food, and they can't help it. So later on they end up having trouble losing weight even after being active. Most of industries are targeting children at a young age so they can keep it up in adulthood. Eric Schlosser writer of “Why the Fries Taste Good” in Holly Bauer’s book Food Matters states “childhood memories of Happy Meal can translate into frequent adult visits to McDonald's” (23). The industries want to create a happy environment for the kids to have them eat

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