A Healthy population is one of the most challenging problems for the government. The increasing number of obese people is contributing to this problem. While many argue that the parent's negligence is to blame, I believe the growing number of fast food chains are the culprit.
Firstly, these big companies prioritize profits over food quality. This is because there is much more competition nowadays and fast food outlets are fighting for every penny on an item. For instance, Subway is known to add preservatives over the safe quantity, to increase the shelf life of a product. In one case they were serving a month old meat item. Furthermore, a lot of additives are added to make food tasty. One of them is MSG. It is known to reduce a child's brain function. All these things are added to get more people indulging in their food, so that their sales are increasing. All these factors are the reason for health decline in children because they are the age group consuming the most fast food.
Secondly, due to the expansion of these fast food chains, health stores are decreasing. This is because they are so readily available, plus they offer food for less with great deals. For example, Dominos is now present in every corner of a block. They have free delivery and tempting advertisements that make healthy food boring. In addition, the government should tax these companies more to encourage local food stores. This will motivate more local businesses to open up, and as a result, children will get healthy.
To conclude, unless the government starts making strict rules for fast food outlets, this problem will only escalate. These outlets are making our population, unhealthy by lowering food quality and expanding their business.
A Healthy population is one of the most challenging problems for the
government
. The increasing number of obese
people
is contributing to this problem. While
many
argue that the parent's negligence is to blame, I believe the growing number of
fast
food
chains are the culprit.
Firstly
, these
big
companies
prioritize profits over
food
quality. This is
because
there is much more competition nowadays and
fast
food
outlets are fighting for every penny on an item.
For instance
, Subway
is known
to
add
preservatives over the safe quantity, to increase the shelf life of a product. In one case they were serving a month
old
meat item.
Furthermore
,
a lot of
additives are
added
to
make
food
tasty. One of them is MSG. It
is known
to
reduce
a child's brain function. All these things are
added
to
get
more
people
indulging in their
food
,
so
that their sales are increasing. All these factors are the reason for health decline in children
because
they are the age group consuming the most
fast
food.
Secondly
, due to the expansion of these
fast
food
chains, health stores are decreasing. This is
because
they are
so
readily
available, plus they offer
food
for less with great deals.
For example
,
Dominos
is
now
present in every corner of a block. They have free delivery and tempting advertisements that
make
healthy
food
boring.
In addition
, the
government
should tax these
companies
more to encourage local
food
stores. This will motivate more local businesses to open up, and
as a result
, children will
get
healthy.
To conclude
, unless the
government
starts
making strict
rules
for
fast
food
outlets, this problem will
only
escalate. These outlets are making our population, unhealthy by lowering
food
quality and expanding their business.