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    The document discusses whether the U.S. government should regulate the sale and distribution of unhealthy foods to combat obesity. It notes that obesity is a serious global problem, and government intervention may be needed where people lack maturity to make healthy choices. Implementing policies like portion control and limiting high-calorie foods could encourage healthier decisions and help the U.K. return many overweight people to a normal weight. While not easy, regulating the food environment in this way may improve lives and lower healthcare costs in the U.S. as it has in the U.K.

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    The document discusses whether the U.S. government should regulate the sale and distribution of unhealthy foods to combat obesity. It notes that obesity is a serious global problem, and government intervention may be needed where people lack maturity to make healthy choices. Implementing policies like portion control and limiting high-calorie foods could encourage healthier decisions and help the U.K. return many overweight people to a normal weight. While not easy, regulating the food environment in this way may improve lives and lower healthcare costs in the U.S. as it has in the U.K.

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    The document discusses whether the U.S. government should regulate the sale and distribution of unhealthy foods to combat obesity. It notes that obesity is a serious global problem, and government intervention may be needed where people lack maturity to make healthy choices. Implementing policies like portion control and limiting high-calorie foods could encourage healthier decisions and help the U.K. return many overweight people to a normal weight. While not easy, regulating the food environment in this way may improve lives and lower healthcare costs in the U.S. as it has in the U.K.

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    Running head: U.S Government Against Obesity

    U.S Government Against Obesity: Regulate or Not the Sale and Distribution of Unhealthy Food?
    Renato Ambrozio Gonalves
    ESLI at WTAMU

    U.S Government Against Obesity

    Obesity is a serious problem that the whole world must face, including the United States.
    According to Kiener (2015), Progress in combating the problem has been unacceptably slow,
    according to a recent series of papers on obesity in The Lancet. Only one in four countries have
    implemented a policy on healthy eating, the six-part series reports. Halting and then reversing
    the obesity pandemic . . . is one of the most important challenges that must be tackled
    collectively by our civilizations, said Lancet editor Richard Horton." Therefore, if the U.S.
    government want to reverse the obesity problem in United States; they must intervene on eating
    habits by implementing a policy on healthy nutricion.
    Although the numbers of obese people are worrisome, some people think that the
    government should not interfere in the free will of the population to eat as much as they want or
    whatever they want. Everybody has the right to do whatever they want with their bodies. But
    most people are not prepared to maturely make healthier food decisions. Not only children but
    especially teenagers and adults prefer to eat unhealthy foods than the healthier ones when it is
    available. Perhaps because it tastes better, or because they do not have enough time to cook or
    eat in a good restaurant, so they end up eating at some fast food restaurant. In this case where
    there is a lack of maturity, only government intervention would help in the fight against obesity.
    The government can take several measures to fight against obesity. It is up to them to determine
    what the best option for their people is.

    U.S Government Against Obesity

    According to House (2014), Through actions such as reducing portion sizes and limiting
    the availability of high-calorie foods, MGI believes the U.K. could halt the rising trajectory and
    return roughly 8.5 million overweight and obese people to a normal-weight category. If this
    measures works in U.K., it should works in U.S too. By regulating portion sizes and limiting the
    availability of high-calorie foods, the government will encourage a lot of people to be healthier,
    because they will have less and less unhealthy food choices and will end up choosing to eat
    healthy food. This action can improve the quality of life of the population and help the country to
    save a large amount of money in the form of reduced health care costs and higher productivity.
    Implementing an obesity-abatement program on the required scale will not be easyas
    many interventions as possible should be deployed at scale and delivered effectively by the full
    range of sectors in society, as said by Dobbs et al. (2014) implement a healthy nutrition policy
    will not be an easy task to be fulfilled but it is an important task for the health of the population
    and to the future of the nation.

    U.S Government Against Obesity

    References
    Dobbs, R., Sawers, C., Thompson, F., Manyika, J., Woetze, J., Child, P., McKenna, S., &
    Spatharou, A. (2014, November 1). How the world could better fight obesity. Retrieved
    July 25, 2015.
    House, J. (2014, Nov 19). For the U.K., Fighting Obesity Epidemic Could Yield $25 Billion,
    Study Says.
    Kiener, R. (2015, June 11). Obesity. CQ Researcher. Retrieved from http://library.cqpress.com/

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