Should The Government Tell You What To Eat Essay

As a United States citizen, many people in the young adult age group have restriction of what they can and cannot do. Recently, the Government is trying to pass a law that gives them the control to regulate and control our own personal diets. If this were to pass globally, there it would give more power, to the already powerful government. The government should regulate the American diet because it would restrict from making our own decisions, having our own unique diets or having binges on food, and make special occasions in the public school system less special by not being able to bring sweet treats.
The first claim that we believe as American U.S citizens is the government already has so much power and giving them the right to control what we eat is giving the government more power. Ultimately , if they got a hold of this right, we as Americans would be closer to having our individuality stripped away. First, it is our diets that they control of and have the power over. What is next, government control over our

individual brains? The government wants to control our diets and food intake because they claim obesity is costing them more and this one health problem is killing many of Americans each year. We have to disagree on this because by this excerpt from the article “Should the Government Tell You What To Eat?” it states “ For as long as i can remember, Americans have been told that something they eat or drink is dangerous to their health, even though Americans now enjoy the highest life expectancy since such data has been studied.” - Alan Caruba. So as a result some Americans are dying of obesity each year. Yes, this is true but the majority of Americans are not. Actually it is the complete opposite, the other majority of Americans are thriving in a positive health direction and are living longer than other homo-sapiens that live in places besides America. We should not all have to give up our individuality of choosing what we can eat when it is the other majority of Americans who classify as obese.
The second claim is we as Americans can control our own decisions just like the government can. If the government monitors and sets laws for the American civilization to follow on a daily basis and the decisions that they make for our country. We should be able to make such miniscule decisions on what we as individuals can and can not eat. Also the government is trying to pass and spread erratic decisions all across America but, when you think about it some people have special diets such as vegetarianism, pescetarianism, and veganism. If they cut out such things, such as fatty acids and saturated fats. Americans that fall under these special diet categories might not even get enough protein on a daily basis. Potentially these Americans who fall under this category could have more health problems than people who are obese. The government claims, that this would help America as a whole,but, since everyone’s body is different we choose our own diets because we know what we cannot handle.
Finally, the last claim that we are backing up is that, this so called “healthy” diet that they are trying to force upon every single person in America is not even healthy.

In fact from a excerpt from the article, “Should The Government Tell You What To Eat?” it states, “ One consequence is that in cutting back on fats, we are now eating a lot more carbohydrates- at least 25% more since the early 1970’s…. instead of meat, eggs and cheese, we’re eating more pasts, grains, fruit and starchy vegetables such as potatoes.” -Alan Caruba. That is not the problem here. The problem is that all the starch turns into glucose, this makes the body release the hormone called insulin. A lot of intake and digestion of these carbohydrates can relate in diabetes and even heart disease. Do not always assume that since the government is our country’s controller and that they have the best decisions for the American

civilization.
Don’t get us wrong though the people that are for this topic, we totally understand where everything they believe in is coming from. They might see this topic as a less of a struggle on them and it could really take off less stress of aesthetic appearances and indecisiveness of what to choose to eat. Also we can see the people that are for this to be totally easily manipulated.
Now that you and your mind have been opened up to all new types of information, and the result of what would happen if the government regulated our country’s diet. We hope that if you were for this idea in the beginning your opinion is now skewed to thinking that you are the only person that can say what you as a personal individual can and can not handle, when it comes to your daily food diet. So instead of skipping out on that cheeseburger from In- N- Out every once in awhile, go for it just eat whatever you want, but in moderation of course.