Presently, hectic life style has forced people to depend on processed food. According to scientists, junk food has been one of the serious causes of prevailing health issues. One of optimal solutions suggested to tackle this problem is education. However, while some argue that it would not be the most effective measure. This essay discusses both opinions but is in agreement that education will not work in this case.
To begin with, there are several reasons for considering education as a fundamental solution for the junk food problem. Firstly, education is commonly believed to be able to change people’s perspective on junk food. Specifically, well-educated about the negative influence of junk food on health make people aware of the risks involved with the consumption of the kind of food. To illustrate, fast foods are high in calories and low in nutrition. These foods are rich in harmful substances such as fat, salt, and sugar. Preservatives are also added in junk food and all these things can cause heart diseases, cancer, diabetes, and obesity. Educating people, consequently, increases the preference of the healthier diet over the convenience food and promotes health by keeping diseases at bay. Secondly, education is also believed to have butterfly effect, which means well-educated individuals can also educate others around them, resulting in widespread awareness of the negative effects of junk food.
Nevertheless, it is true that considering education as the key answer for the problem is not justifiable. One of the main reasons is that people’s perspective is not the only element that affects their decision on choosing food for meals. By virtue of mass media, people nowadays could be well-informed of the negative influence of junk food. Though, occupied life is main culprit, which means masses usually be in a hurry and meal of junk food help them save time, leading to the increasing junk food intake. Secondly, although being aware of health problems caused by junk food, people may keep eating this kind of food as they consider cooking more of a chore than pleasure in the fast paced life. As a result, people may allow themselves to be indulged with junk food no matter what they might be warning against the kind of food.
After considering the convenience of fast foods, educating people would not help. Thus, it is better making fast food healthier by restricting use of preservatives, trans-fatty acids and saturated fats. Whole wheat breads could be used instead of white breads and juices should be served along with such foods instead of carbonated drinks.
To conclude, education can be a great solution for the junk food problem, but it should be implemented along with others solutions to reduce the amount of junk food consumption.
Presently
, hectic life style has forced
people
to depend on processed
food
. According to scientists,
junk
food
has been one of the serious causes of prevailing
health
issues. One of optimal
solutions
suggested to tackle
this
problem
is
education
.
However
, while
some
argue that it would not be the most effective measure. This essay discusses both opinions
but
is in agreement that
education
will not work
in this case
.
To
begin
with, there are several reasons for considering
education
as a fundamental
solution
for the
junk
food
problem
.
Firstly
,
education
is
commonly
believed to be able to
change
people’s
perspective on
junk
food
.
Specifically
, well-educated about the
negative
influence of
junk
food
on
health
make
people
aware of the
risks
involved with the consumption of the kind of
food
. To illustrate,
fast
foods
are high in calories and low in nutrition. These
foods
are rich in harmful substances such as
fat
, salt, and sugar. Preservatives are
also
added
in
junk
food
and all these things can cause heart diseases, cancer, diabetes, and obesity. Educating
people
,
consequently
, increases the preference of the healthier diet over the convenience
food
and promotes
health
by keeping diseases at bay.
Secondly
,
education
is
also
believed to have butterfly effect, which means well-educated individuals can
also
educate others around them, resulting in widespread awareness of the
negative
effects of
junk
food.
Nevertheless
, it is true that considering
education
as the key answer for the
problem
is not justifiable. One of the main reasons is that
people’s
perspective is not the
only
element that affects their decision on choosing
food
for meals. By virtue of mass media,
people
nowadays could be well-informed of the
negative
influence of
junk
food
. Though, occupied life is main culprit, which means masses
usually
be in a hurry and meal of
junk
food
help
them save time, leading to the increasing
junk
food
intake.
Secondly
, although being aware of
health
problems
caused by
junk
food
,
people
may
keep
eating this kind of
food
as they consider cooking more of a chore than pleasure in the
fast
paced life.
As a result
,
people
may
allow
themselves to
be indulged
with
junk
food
no matter what they might be warning against the kind of food.
After considering the convenience of
fast
foods
, educating
people
would not
help
.
Thus
, it is better making
fast
food
healthier by restricting
use
of preservatives, trans-fatty acids and saturated fats. Whole wheat breads could be
used
instead
of white breads and juices should
be served
along with such
foods
instead
of carbonated drinks.
To conclude
,
education
can be a great
solution
for the
junk
food
problem
,
but
it should
be implemented
along with others
solutions
to
reduce
the amount of
junk
food
consumption.