America\'s Failing Diet

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America’s Failing Diet


It has become painfully evident that a silent killer has crept its way into the lives

of Americans, and is claiming lives faster than any terrorist can hope to. We have

poisoned ourselves over the years with food made by companies whose goal is to make

gross amounts of money, no matter what the means. I must extend my congratulations to

these companies, for they have succeeded in a most clever manner. America is rushing

toward a waterfall of death, it is almost imminent that my generation will lower the life

expectancy by a catastrophic amount.

If you are unaware of what the American diet is, just look at the amount of cars

lined up for the drive-thru at your local McDonalds, Wendys, Burger King, Taco Bell,

etc. Or go out to any public place and observe the number of people that look as though

they are wearing car tires around their wastes and under their clothes. Americans are

consuming more fat, cholesterol and sugar than ever before in our history. According to

government and private sector studies, 65% of American adults are overweight. This is

the largest it has even been in our 228 year history. It is also the greatest percentage in the

world. The greed of corporate America, combined with the wasteful and “there is always

enough” mentality that grips the minds of Americans like a noose, are the factors that

account for our destructful behaviors. Combined with smoking, stressful jobs and the lack

of exercise, our future looks very bleak and unfavorable.



So what exactly does that quarter pounder with cheese do to our bodies? I feel

fine after I eat it, so why should I worry? These questions have slammed my ears for

years and no matter how many times I answer them, my peers continue to gobble down

that spicy burrito or a double whopper with cheese as though it was their last. The

problem with these foods is tha...