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Obesity! We knew that mostly adults are obese, but now we see the problem occurring in young children. People believe that the fast food industries are to blame. Others believe it is our own fault for becoming obese. I’mgoing to express both sides of the story then add my input on the whole thing.

Do you know what you are eating? America eats fast food all the time without thinking what is in it. Well that’s because they don’t tell us. Most fast food places don’t even reveal how many calories are in each food item. Arizzi a brand marketing manager said, “It forced us to innovate. We would have had a certain pastries that were very popular before not being popular anymore because the calorie count would be so high.” People feel betrayed by the fast food industries because they felt left in the dark about what they are eating. The president, Bob Stallman of American farm Bureau Federation lashes out at the fast food industries, “self-appointed food elitist that are hell bent on misleading consumers.” Americas’ food production is not natural like it used to be. Many companies count on using monocultures, pesticides, chemical fertilizers, chemical additives, genetically modified organisms, and factory farms to make the food that we buy and eat. The food we are eating isn’t even real food. It is just making us fatter and fatter.

Now that the fast food restaurants can’t trick the adults to buy their high calorie food items they are starting to target young children with commercials. Children watch about 30 hours of food advertising. Dr. Zimmerman said, “Advertisers have been clever about building brand loyalty, making these foods seem attractive.” Kids see how fun it is to go to Mc. Donald’s because they are getting a toy. A mom from Sacramento said, “Mc. Donald’s needs to stop using toys as bait to lure children.” Many Parents don’t feel like coming home from a long day of work from a long day of work to make a healthy meal for their children. So they get fast food for them. They have no one to blame, but themselves when their children become obese because it there faults. Marketers say, “Adults are ultimately responsible for what they out in their mouths.”

I think that it is the parent fault because eating habits start at home and they should feed their kids food that is healthy.

All in all, it can be the parents, adults, and the fast food industries fault.