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In the article, Emme explains the dangers that nutrition and Marion Nestle pose for American citizens.
The End Of Our Liberty
The End Of Our Liberty
By: Emme Randall
By: Emme Randall
A common saying, “Your imagination is the limit," is completely inaccurate and misleading. There is a limit that many Americans are discovering, and it causes great panic. The real limit is how stretchy your pants are. People in America are hungry and starving. Their bodies cannot survive if restaurants and fast food places continue to withhold calories and the large portions they keep hidden in the back of their kitchens. It is essential that America changes and provides the larger portions and better nutrition of fries and burgers that Americans crave.
Death by torture was officially banned from the USA in the 1890s, and yet torture is still continued today. Not only are Americans suffering, but no one seems to realize it's happening. The restaurants continue to suggest salads for appetizers, and in some extreme cases, even for the main dish. It's shocking and terrifying. Not only does food torture Americans during the day, but it stalks them at night. Harvard Education states, “Lack of sleep-- another hallmark of the Western lifestyle-- is also emerging as a risk factor for obesity.” Indeed, no one can ever sleep because the hamburger haunts us during the night, forever floating out of our reach. We race for it, hearts pumping, running up the stairs….. oh wait. Actually, we waddle to the escalator and wave our arms in the air toward the beautiful 800-calorie burger. When waking up from the nightmare, shocked and hurt, the only consolation to be found is the ice cream in the freezer. However, the atrocity does not stop there. Stores sell only small containers of ice cream, hardly enough for one person. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, “Food portions in America's restaurants have doubled or tripled over the last 20 years, a key factor that is contributing to a potentially devastating increase in obesity among children and adults.” This is devastating! The hope was that the portions would quadruple at the very least. This is yet another example of the tragedies that American citizens must endure.
When the people of the USA cry out for justice, the “solutions” only cause more problems and pain. Health and Nutrition classes are required for all students. Not only are the students forced to suffer through seeing food all class and receiving none of it, but they are also given assignments. The most annoying part about health and nutrition class is the traffic headed to the fast food drive-through afterward. The only support Americans have received is from the food industry. In the past century, food has become cheaper and more easily available. Forbes magazine states, “To cut costs even further, the food industry increasingly incorporated cheap sugar and fat into the American diet.” American citizens could rejoice, for they had an ally in the food industry. However, not everyone sees it this way. In an interview with the University of Chicago News, Marion Nestle, a professor at New York University, argues against the citizen’s only friend. She claims that “food companies are not social service agencies, they’re not public health agencies, they’re not non-profit organizations. They’re businesses with stockholders, and they’re a for-profit business.” However, these lies do not influence American consumers, whose intelligence is far above these silly claims. The food industry truly cares about the people and is trying to bring us the joy we deserve. Our trust in them cannot be shaken.
America has been going through a crisis for all of its history. The people are tortured with starvation, and punished with nutrition. The people cannot choose the foods they wish, nor find joy the way they want. Their liberty is attacked. The country is in a drought of decent food, and the people are suffering terribly. Will anyone help? For a long time, it appeared that no help would ever be found. Thankfully, the food industry stepped in and is prepared to stand up for the American people and their rights to food and joy.
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