The article I read was Fat and Happy? By Jennifer Gallat, in this article the author says that those who think that the obesity problem does not pertain to those who do not have fat children and are not fat themselves are still responsible for the growing obesity problem. Also the author informs us that even if you are not obese the problem still affects us all; she states that the United States of America spends roughly one hundred and fifty billion dollars a year to battle obesity, and where is this money coming from? Us, the taxpayers. This whole obesity problem is mainly our own faults; starting with schooling. In the article it says that once again recess is trying to be cut from school schedules even though recess lasts for approximately twenty minutes. Also the food and beverage items that schools offer are not up to the standards of “healthy”. The author says that only small changes have to be made for eradicating starting with better role models. But I ask how can obese be good role models for their young? It starts to grow into a problem of do what I say not what I do and it is not effective at all. The obesity problem is perpetual in terms that obese people can’t be role models for the children. Kids see and follow and no matter what the situation.
I think obesity is a huge problem in the USA and that the way to solve it is to start when kids are young, and in school.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Change has to be all around, but I think a good place to start is with better school lunches and better role models. That way, the kids are raised knowing that it's good to be healthy
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that we have to change the way we live in order to show our kids that this is the right way to live. If we all changed our eating habits and the way the school was organized with gym classes and things, then our kids would be healthier and we would therefore not have to pay as much in tax dollars.
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