The Gorge Yourself Environment Analysis

The United States currently struggles to eradicate the self-inflicted epidemic of obesity. In this rich, sedentary society, food is diverse, plentiful, and accessible. Hunting, foraging, and farming are confined to bountifully stocked grocery store shelves, legions of restaurants, and most nefarious of all, home delivery menus. Television commercials, billboards, and the Internet bombard conditioned citizens with images of generous portions of succulent delights. Rarely is an advertisement seen for the humble carrot unless it is slathered in cheese sauce and sharing a plate with fried chicken and a mound of butter soaked mashed potatoes. For most, the word diet is a verb that must be grudgingly invoked after years of indulgent meals. Two thousand

In the past forty years, the average American’s weight has skyrocketed. This can be traced to the introduction of fast food into our everyday lives. Fatty cheeseburgers and grease laden French fries have replaced fresh fish and crisp vegetables. Americans have come to value convenience more highly than personal health and consequently we are paying for what we consume.

On the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s website, the “Portion Distortion” section shows how portion sizes have changed in just the past 20 years in America. Ninety percent of the foods shown on their website showed that foods portion calories have increased more than 200 calories. This shows how many food portions have increased and therefore causes and increase in calories consumed by people getting these foods. The implications of this portion size increase in relationship to America today are that most people do not pay much attention to potion sizes they just go out to eat or buy food that is available to them. By increasing, the portion sizes obesity increases and if portion sizes decreased, obesity would surely decrease.

The choices American’s make about their eating habits has drastically changed over time. Today America is an obese nation, because food is everywhere: at the grocery store, on billboard signs, or even at the hardware store. There are statistics that prove America is an obese nation, the public just has to go search for those. Many diets and experts have tips to give to help American’s and others lose weight. This is the point that Susan Brink and Elizabeth Querna are trying to get across in their article, “Eat this Now.” Within the article, the two go in to detail about how Americans eat all the time. Brink and Querna’s article really bring to light the problems that American’s have by showing how American’s eat to

Food is a necessity, a source of energy that should be taken in moderation. Although, it has been an issue for consumers to maintain a healthy diet with the time and money while limiting their choices at the grocery store: purchases most often made swiftly and cheaply without reading the labels. Unknowingly, the food industry’s marketing shapes the ways consumers decide on their purchases, which significantly exploit children at a higher risk for obesity. “Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us” written by Michael Moss will further critique and examine the American diet that has been heavily influenced by giant corporations, which use important ingredients like salt, sugar, and fat to compete against other corporations and continue to

Shannon Brownlee, in It’s Portion Distortion That Makes America Fat, provides an example of the increasing portion sizes by expressing,”Mcdonald's introduced its large fries( large being a relative term since at 3.5 ounces the ‘72 “large” was smaller than a medium serving today)”. The quote pulled from Shannon Brownlee’s article gives an example of how much the portion sizes have changed from 1972 to now. With the the portion sizes becoming larger and larger it brings more calories and more fat to the plates Americans are eating. Over the years the portions have become so big the size of plates today look like what a plate serving 2 to 4 people back in the 50’s would like. Also since the 1950s clothes sizes have become bigger. Marilyn Monroe who was a model in the 1950’s was considered a plus size model. In today’s size variety of clothes Marilyn Monroe would be considered 12 sizes smaller than the average person today. Clothing companies in today’s generation have sizes that vary from every single store, if a girl were to wear a size 2 pant at Macy’s she may wear a size 4 pant at Target which means that clothing companies are changing their variety of sizes. Clothing companies are adapting to the new needs of people by making their clothing sizes

Recently, dietitians, the Congress, nutritionists, and the authors of some of the articles we have read have tried to fight against obesity; the results discovered are that we cannot fight the obesity war by ourselves; we need to include our society, the food literature, put labels with nutritional values on food, and we even need the media to change how we see fast-food. In some of the articles we have encountered, we learn that we should also change the cultural view of the food we eat. Food is not seen as part of nourishment for our bodies anymore and according to society food can be classified either as good or bad depending on what the latest diet and the influence we receive from the experts on the subject opinions.

The enlarged percent of obesity amongst Americans is amazing. The National Center for Health Statistics recently reported, “the most recent national data on obesity prevalence among U.S. adults, adolescents, and children show that more than one-third of adults and almost seventeen percent of children and adolescents were obese in 2009-2010” (NCHS Data Brief, 6). Thinking back to humbler times when there was no junk food, people lived a healthier existence but were

As seen during the eighteenth century, the presence of excess body fat was envied and very rare; seen only in kings, the rich, and the wealthy as a sign of power and prosperity. Once food shortage was no longer relevant, the 20th century re-assessed this “sign of power” as a sign of ill health, and was then documented in medical practices as the chronic disease known as obesity. As we look at the roots of obesity today, causes of the disease cannot be attributed to a single origin. However, there are many daily influences that justify our nations expanding waistlines; the most obvious being an unhealthy diet. The role of food in our society has altered the way Americans perceive nutrition. Meal times are advertised as social events; an instance of mindless eating, with little awareness on stopping when you’re full, and overeating as a result. Portion sizes are much larger than nutritionally necessary, and lack in substantial protein, causing you to

Fast food franchises are not to blame for America’s obesity dilemma, the consumers are. Over one third of all adults are obese and 17% of teenagers are either overweight or obese. Numbers have significantly risen since 1990. On a state level, in 1990, obesity was 15% or lower. In 2000, it rose as high as 25% in some states says CNN, a highly respected news source which was founded in 1980. Obesity can increase the risk of all types of medical issues including diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer, and many more. America is becoming much too big and it cannot just continue to be overlooked. No one wants to lose a loved one due to Obesity related health problems. Consumers

American Obesity Eating Fast food,is the American culture.A lot of average Americans eat Fast food almost every day.But somehow a lot of people Worldwide donnot know what’s in the food.Consumers from time to time don’t care to read the food labels.Consequently,Obesity is becoming the #1 threat,plaguing America and Everywhere Nationwide.

Putting our health into the hands of agribusiness and food corporations is one of many reasons our nation’s health is depleting and losing a battle against obesity. Food corporations target the poor, the time constricted, and the uneducated as a way to sell their product. All of these limitations are related to one another in some form or fashion. A high school dropout, making 19,000 dollars a year, who is a mother, has a higher probability of being obese than a woman the same age who is attending college. Convenience started with the introduction of Swanson’s T.V. dinner. Combined with a large advertising budget and a trusted name, processed foods entered the homes of Americans after the Second World War, selling over 13 million within its first year (Ganzel). The convenience of having a meal prepared for your family with minimal clean-up was sweeping the nation and other companies soon followed suit to keep up with consumer demand.

One of the main issues plaguing the American people is the increase in the amount of food we consume. This undesired trend is among the chief reasons behind America’s

In the 1980’s, high fructose syrup (corn syrup), a new ingredient was added to the food processing industry that would soon become ubiquitous. Corn Syrup would replace sugar due to the rising cost of trade restrictions and inexpensive price of corn. With such popularity and success, corn syrup became known to all companies which produced processed foods. These companies focused on making a profit at the expense of the customers’ health and the long term effects it would have on them. Furthermore, these same companies began to increase portion sizes. A regular sized meal became supersized to enhance sales while giving people what was considered worth the money paid. What today’s society knows as a small portion was considered large prior to the 1980’s. Within a short period of time, there was a huge shift sizes that would have a devastating impact on the next generations.

Despite all the troubles this nation faces today, obesity has unanticipatedly made its way to an all time high in the United States. There has been a rapid increase of obesity since the 1970’s. The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention reports that 37 percent of adults are obese opposed to the 14 percent from the 70’s. This leaves Americans to ask only 1 question… are there too many obesogenic foods in modern America? Fast food has become a natural meal for many people, but they are not at fully culpable. Although a typical meal from In-N-Out is about 1500 calories, citizens in the United States must take more personal responsibility and realize this is too unhealthy to eat on a consistent basis. Fortunately, there are many ways that allows an individual to properly manage their diet. Parents also must play their part in raising kids into a healthy lifestyle. In order to further prevent the increasing rates of obesity and obesity related diseases, millennials and the fast food industries must take action.