Americans Eat More Than Required

According to The Journal Of the American Medical Association JAM), ” More than one-third of adults and 17% of youth in the United States are obese… ” (Ogden, Carroll, Kit, and Flea) So why do we as Americans eat more than the usual human being? From personal opinion I believe it is all the resources and opportunities we have to constantly eat. There are vending machines everywhere, food vendors every”here, restaurants everywhere, food trucks everywhere, it is almost if our world revolved around eating.
On top of that we like to get out moneys worth, so it constantly pushes restaurants to serve more food. Know when eat I usually eat what is on my late whether its a lot or a little, tend to finish. Working in the restaurant industry I see the same. Our portions tend to be about 8 ounces of meat and another 10-12 ounces worth of sides. That is a lot of food to put down in one sitting. Most people do it though. Very few people ever ask for a take out box. This paper is not about how all Americans are obese, but instead to inform the reader that we should not be eating as much.
We should be eating smaller portions and more frequently. In today’s industry all the restaurants are offering healthier alternatives. McDonald’s is getting ready to rebind itself and lean more in a healthy way. That itself should show America that we need to observe what we eat. The JAM article states, “Overall, there have been no significant changes in obesity prevalence in youth or adults between 2003-2004 and 2011-2012. Obesity prevalence remains high and thus It is important to continue surveillance. (Ogden, Carroll, Kit, and Flea) It is something that if we instill in the children of America they will understand it at a young age and begin their habits right instead of overeating from a young age, ” Obesity and childhood obesity, in particular, are the focus of many public health efforts in the United States. (Ogden, Carroll, Kit, and Gall) To conclude I would like to say that I am not the “ideal” in shape American, but I also do not fall into the 17% of the youth that is obese.