2004). Even more frightening‚ like tobacco companies‚ the junk-food business has a very skillful and strong labor force to promote its products‚ including manipulating ingredients‚ targeting young children and producing misleading advertisements. Due to all these unethical practices‚ the government should regulate the sale‚ advertisement and distribution of junk food in order to protect human health. Bingeing on high-calorie foods can be as addictive as cocaine or nicotine‚ and could cause compulsive
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2/1/12 Why does the government not regulate the consumption/endorsement of fast food if there is a common misconception that Americans are all overweight and if it is harmful to a citizen’s health in general? The government’s role in this nation is to protect its people from harm and anything that could potentially be of great risk to them. However‚ I’ve deduced that the government has failed in one major aspect of American life. Beginning in the early 1960’s‚ the fast food industry has molded
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Should the Government Regulate Food More? Since the time the fast food industry was established‚ people have been enjoying the convenience of having food served to them in a fast and timely manner. However‚ today people are learning about the harmful effects fast food can have on a person’s body. We the people need to do something about this fast food epidemic. These businesses need to be regulated more by the government to keep the American nation a healthy nation. As a result‚ this issue is a
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" The United States of America is a government established in the context of calls for independence from what was believed to be a tyranny of the British government. From this foundation‚ we have birthed core American values‚ freedom chief among them. This has manifested itself within the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights that states that as citizens of America we have the right to free speech. Flash forward to today‚ and this amendment has been argued over time and time again‚ for how much
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Government Control Fast food. You see it on every corner and every street. But‚ the government wants it to stop. They want to make it so that they control what fast food is and how it should work. I believe that the government should have no control over our diets and that we should make our own decisions because every time the government tries to tell people something you only have control for some time before they stop listening to you. Ever since the Healthy Hunger Free act came into play
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Should The Government Regulate Our Health? Posted: 01/29/10 10:58 AM ET Get Healthy Living Alerts Sign Up Submit this story I was in my late 20’s when I walked into a dialysis clinic for the first time. The interior of the waiting area was worn‚ with beige paint peeling off of the walls. As I waited awkwardly to find out where my patient was my attention was drawn to a sign that read‚ "Did you know that [a popular fast food sandwich] contains 1020 milligrams of sodium?" Salt can be bad
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School lunch may not be every students favorite part of the day‚ but lunch can make a big impact on a child. Study shows that‚” a change in lunch can make an effect on the obesity rate”(Walshmedpagetoday). The gov’t should control school lunches to reduce the obesity epidemic and health risks. School Lunch has been around for a long time in fact school lunch was started by President Harry Truman in 1946. School lunch is offered to all students to provide a nutritionally balanced meal everyday
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" No one owns the internet‚ but people have their personal accounts and information stored in it. I believe that the government - federal‚ state and local levels - should not be able to regulate the internet‚ social media and be able to read our emails. However‚ they are allowed to monitor internet activities in order to be able to recognize and neutralize any potential threats to themselves or the country‚ but so long it does not violate the fourth amendment of no unreasonable searches or violation
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Imposing Taxes on Fast Food Restaurants Everybody Know that fast food became the leading most successful restaurants in world nation. The media is one of the key factors behind spread of fast food restaurant. The owner of junk food restaurant implement huge advertising campaign using football player and other social media influencer this will lead to attract more people to buy their meals. Also study shows that fast food restaurants make billon of dollars monthly on behalf the children
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Junk Food: Should the Government Regulate Our Intake? Creating a healthier living environment may be able reduce obesity and other things that may occur from drinking sugary drinks. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York City decided in 2012 that he wanted to restrict the amount of purchases on sugary drinks. His idea was to limit the product to being no more than 16 ounces sold at places other than grocery or convenient stores. This ban was scheduled to go in effect in 2013. Could it really make
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