Regulate What We Eat Analysis

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The government should regulate what people eat and drink.Why? because of obesity ,diseases , future heath and to be able to live longer .For the sake of people they should at least control what they should eat and what they shouldn't . Not everyone knows what is right and wrong to eat.

I know it would be horrible and a break of our freedom to give up all junk food, but to regulate it is definitely something we should do, so many problems come with this illness, harder to get a job, hard to stay healthy, hard to lose that weight, etc.The passage says, “According to the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, more than half of adults are overweight or obese and nearly one in five kindergarten students are obese”. So many people have this …show more content…

The passage states, “For the past several years, I’ve seen the number of children and adults struggling with obesity skyrocket, putting them at early risk of diabetes, heart disease, and cancer,” Dr. Steven Safye”. It doesn’t only cause Zproblems for physical but bodily issues, not only will it be harder for you to move, you can literally become unhealthy inside. The author states, “Telling people cigarettes cause cancer hardly ever got anyone to stop. But regulations did. Taxing cigarettes, banning advertising, setting age limits for purchases, and restricting smoking in airplanes, workplaces, bars and restaurants made it easier for smokers to stop. Economists say, obesity and its consequences cost our society $190 billion annually in health care and lost productivity” nothing will change , no one will get better, no one will be healthier or have less mental and physical problems if we don’t , make the change for them. It’s kinda like “Love is Blind” they know it's bad for them but they love it so much, and no one's forcing them to stop, but once they do they will realize that they were better off eating

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