American Health

At JFK Airport Terminal
Radley Balko and David Zinczenko are both watching the News on the flat screen while waiting for their planes to arrive to the terminal.

Radley Balko- Oh wow, the government just doesn't get it! These commercials on being healthy isnt going to change a thing!

David Zinczenko- What do you mean? It could help companies see that they need to let everyone know what's in their foods.

Radley Balko- But it's not the companies responsibility to let them know. If you are interested in finding out about whats in your foods or how healthy it is, that is your prerogative. The government shouldn't get involved. That's all i'm saying.

David Zinczenko- So the millions of children watching a McDonald's commercials, should stop and think wait a second i should find out how healthy my happy meals are. It's my responsibility! That's pretty absurd.

Radley Balko- Well obviously not, but their parents should be the ones doing the thinking. They should know taking their kids to McDonald's is going to effect their health and well being.

David Zinczenko-  If everyone keeps marketing to children with no warning labels or nothing letting the buyers know whats inside the foods, children and in turn their parents will continue to be obese. Nothing will change that.

On the loud speaker -Flight 201 has arrived

Radley Balko- That's my flight, but sir one day you'll see that once everyone takes the responsibility to be try healthy, the amount of obesity in the U.S. will greatly decrease. You'll see, but have a great day.

Radley walks away, leaving David to ponder on his last statements.

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Thesis Statement-  The United States is one of the most obese countries in the world. The government has tried to many tactics to lower this rate, but as the amount of fast food chains increase it seems the amount of obese and unhealthy Americans also increases. The Fast food companies add these addictive components in their food to get their customers hooked. They care only about earning more for their business not about the public's health. It not just the Fast food chains that enable Americans to be so unhealthy, Americans are also at fault. They don't say away from the foods that will negatively affect their health. I feel if the government regulates the fast food industries and the citizens make it there mission to try to be healthier, then maybe then america won't be as obese as it is today.