Ryann Smith
Mr.Bursch
Honors Biology period 4
20 November 2012
Today in America 35.7 percent (%) of adults and 16.9% of children between the ages of 2 and 19 are obese (news.yahoo.com). Obesity raises the risk of many diseases from Diabetes type 2 to endometrial cancer (news.yahoo.com). If having access to healthy food was a right then not as many people would become obese and acquire these diseases. By 2030 every state in the US will reach at least 44% and some will even reach 60% (news.yahoo.com). The new generation of children will be taught bad eating habits and become obese unless someone steps in the help solve the problem. As people can see by this rationale access to healthy food should be a right for everyone.
The cost of organic healthy food is a problem for some people who want to eat healthier. If people had access to organic products then the cost of these products will go down because of how many people buying them. Most people do not know that if the start buying more organic products then the price will start to dwindle and eventually become around the same price of genetically enhanced/engineered products. When these organic products reach the same price as genetically enhanced/engineered products the price will eventually stop dropping because of all of the human labor required to harvest the organic products.
Although the right to access healthy food would help decrease the rate obesity in the US’s population others may argue that they may not like the healthy foods. For example, many people in the United States do not like brussel sprouts and would not buy them if they had a chance to. Having this right does not mean that everyone will buy organic foods if it is instituted. However, decreasing the rate of obese will help create a healthier society for the next generation of children to live in. it is more important to have a the rate of obesity decrease than not eating organic products because people do not like them. Therefore, people should have a right to access healthy foods.
Access to healthy foods should be a right for everyone in the United States because it will help lower the rate of obesity in the country and healthy food is much more expensive than unhealthy foods.
Mr.Bursch
Honors Biology period 4
20 November 2012
Healthy Foods
Many Americans nowadays eat unhealthy foods like candy, chips, and fast food. This unhealthy food causes many problems for children and adults alike. An example of this problem is type 2 diabetes. Many people ask the question should access to healthy food be a right for everyone? The answer is yes, healthy food should be a right for everyone. The rationales for this are: it will help lower the rate of obesity in the United States (US) and since healthy food is much more expensive than unhealthy food. Today in America 35.7 percent (%) of adults and 16.9% of children between the ages of 2 and 19 are obese (news.yahoo.com). Obesity raises the risk of many diseases from Diabetes type 2 to endometrial cancer (news.yahoo.com). If having access to healthy food was a right then not as many people would become obese and acquire these diseases. By 2030 every state in the US will reach at least 44% and some will even reach 60% (news.yahoo.com). The new generation of children will be taught bad eating habits and become obese unless someone steps in the help solve the problem. As people can see by this rationale access to healthy food should be a right for everyone.
The cost of organic healthy food is a problem for some people who want to eat healthier. If people had access to organic products then the cost of these products will go down because of how many people buying them. Most people do not know that if the start buying more organic products then the price will start to dwindle and eventually become around the same price of genetically enhanced/engineered products. When these organic products reach the same price as genetically enhanced/engineered products the price will eventually stop dropping because of all of the human labor required to harvest the organic products.
Although the right to access healthy food would help decrease the rate obesity in the US’s population others may argue that they may not like the healthy foods. For example, many people in the United States do not like brussel sprouts and would not buy them if they had a chance to. Having this right does not mean that everyone will buy organic foods if it is instituted. However, decreasing the rate of obese will help create a healthier society for the next generation of children to live in. it is more important to have a the rate of obesity decrease than not eating organic products because people do not like them. Therefore, people should have a right to access healthy foods.
Access to healthy foods should be a right for everyone in the United States because it will help lower the rate of obesity in the country and healthy food is much more expensive than unhealthy foods.
Bibliography
Begley, Sharon. "Fat and Getting Fatter: U.S. Obesity Rates to Soar by 2030." Yahoo! News. Yahoo!, 18 Sept. 2012. Web. 21 Nov. 2012. <http://news.yahoo.com/fat-getting-fatter-u-obesity-rates-soar-2030-140534331.html>.
Begley, Sharon. "Fat and Getting Fatter: U.S. Obesity Rates to Soar by 2030." Yahoo! News. Yahoo!, 18 Sept. 2012. Web. 21 Nov. 2012. <http://news.yahoo.com/fat-getting-fatter-u-obesity-rates-soar-2030-140534331.html>.
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