2. • Almost 2/3 of American Adults are obese or
overweight
• Obesity has more than doubled in the past four
years
• An average American ingest an extra 500-800
calories than the normal amount
• An average American gain about 1lb a week.
• Fast food is a dominant party in the American
diet
OBESITY
3. Pros
• Food and Drug Act
• Regulate amount of fast
food placers
• Regulate the food at fast
food joints
Cons
• The government would
be telling people how to
live
• Banning things don’t
work with Americans.
For example;
Prohibition.
• Usually when the
government gets
involved it just makes
the situation worse.
PROS AND CONS OF
GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT
7. SOLUTIONS OTHER THAN
GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT
• Americans making time to make home cooked
meals
• Americans being more involved in things
outdoors
• Cutting out fast food from a regular diet
• Providing the correct information about
nutrition to Americans
8. HOW ONE PERSON CAN FIX
THEIR OBESITY
•Check your BMI
•Change your diet
•Get in shape
•Don’t surround your self with
unhealthy factors
9. But does the population really care if
they’re obese?
10. • No
• To make a change in something
the people have to want the
change
• The 21st Century is about
thinking about right here and
right now and not about how it
will be effected in the future.
