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In our world today, the food system has evolved more in the last 40 years than in the past 40,000 years. Fast food chains exploding, farmers put to rest, and food companies lacking the simple idea of healthy foods. This is a world of many problems, with both sides taking stabs at the other. "The survival of the current food system depends upon widespread ignorance of how it really operates." This statement reigns superior, because it's true. People don't seem to care about what they eat or how it got there. "We are proud of our Happy Meals and intend to vigorously defend our brand, our reputation and our food."Are you proud that your Happy Meals are causing obesity in children? Are you proud that your food is causing diabetes, cancer, asthma and heart disease? The food industry refuses to acknowledge the fact that they are the source to this obesity epidemic, and won't listen to the truth.

Many problems for America's obesity problem. Others say it's the lack of personal responsibility from consumers that make them obese. I say it's everyone's issue to deal with. Food companies aren't taking into account the extremely unhealthy patterns in their food, and the consumers aren't caring enough to not eat their in the first place. If both sides just did their part correctly, we could end this issue within a matter of years.

"These guys ate at fast-food joints because they had absolutely no interest in cooking for themselves and didn't give a rip about the nutritional quality of the food." When people don't care what they eat, they get fat. When the industries don't care what we eat, we get fat, and they get rich. Another issue regarding the obesity crisis in America is the obesity in children. Marketing strategies have noticeably been targeting children for quick profits. McDonald's and Burger King are. in my opinion, the biggest contenders. Both have toys to lure children and both have commercials constantly showcasing kids having fun and smiling because they went to eat at their place specifically.They know kids aren't aware of this, they know kids will beg their parents to go and they know the parents aim to please their children with fast, cheap food. It seems as though they are trying to get us fat. "Go after kids," argued former McDonald's head of advertising Roy Berald. These three words says it all.

Obviously, everyone is a contender to America's obesity epidemic and no one except the ones willing to argue seem to care about it. In order to fix this growing threat to our health, everyone needs to start from a clean slate. Consumers, care more about what you put in your mouth. Sellers, care more about what you're encouraging to our children. If we can all stop blaming one another and actually work to fix the problem, we can make it seem like there was never a problem in the first place.