Poverty and Obesity
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Poverty and Obesity: Why the Government is to Blame
Poverty and Obesity Many people believe the American government to be corrupt and run by people who do not deserve the positions they are in and while this may be true, there are bad facts that point in their direction when it comes to certain things. One of those things includes the epidemic of obesity ultimately linked to poverty caused by the government and the food industry that is run by the government as well. Over a short amount of time the American government managed to sink their claws into the food industry, turning it into something it should never have become and making farmers poor in the process. As the government digs into the industry more and more, it makes things worse for farmers and consumers alike, which is why the government should not be allowed involvement in the food industry as a whole, including production and sales. The government’s involvement in the food industry is more extensive than some might think, from reading the “Omnivore’s Dilemma” by Michael Pollan he shows how they are involved and why their involvement has caused so many problems. Take this quote for example about the changes in food over the years and how dieting has become so popular:
“So violent a change in a culture’s eating habits is surely the sign of a national eating disorder. Certainly it would never have happened in a culture in possession of deeply rooted traditions surrounding food and eating. But then, such a culture would not feel the need for its most august legislative body to ever deliberate the nation’s “dietary goals”—or, for that matter, to wage political battle every few years over the precise design of an official government graphic called the “food pyramid.” A country with a stable culture of food would not shell out millions for the quackery (or common sense) of a new diet book every January. It would not be susceptible to the pendulum swings of food scares or fads, to the apotheosis
Poverty and Obesity: Why the Government is to Blame
Poverty and Obesity Many people believe the American government to be corrupt and run by people who do not deserve the positions they are in and while this may be true, there are bad facts that point in their direction when it comes to certain things. One of those things includes the epidemic of obesity ultimately linked to poverty caused by the government and the food industry that is run by the government as well. Over a short amount of time the American government managed to sink their claws into the food industry, turning it into something it should never have become and making farmers poor in the process. As the government digs into the industry more and more, it makes things worse for farmers and consumers alike, which is why the government should not be allowed involvement in the food industry as a whole, including production and sales. The government’s involvement in the food industry is more extensive than some might think, from reading the “Omnivore’s Dilemma” by Michael Pollan he shows how they are involved and why their involvement has caused so many problems. Take this quote for example about the changes in food over the years and how dieting has become so popular:
“So violent a change in a culture’s eating habits is surely the sign of a national eating disorder. Certainly it would never have happened in a culture in possession of deeply rooted traditions surrounding food and eating. But then, such a culture would not feel the need for its most august legislative body to ever deliberate the nation’s “dietary goals”—or, for that matter, to wage political battle every few years over the precise design of an official government graphic called the “food pyramid.” A country with a stable culture of food would not shell out millions for the quackery (or common sense) of a new diet book every January. It would not be susceptible to the pendulum swings of food scares or fads, to the apotheosis