Thank to Jonathan Ninh !!
I have learned that the US economy is the largest economy in the world, with one of the highest Gross Cosmetic Product per Capital. But, despite its position as the most powerful economy, it now faces many serious economic problems. I also have known that the obesity is definitely an epidemic of mammoth proportion in the United States. However, I had not known that the obesity problems have significant economic impact on America since I read “The fight for Obesity” by Jonathan Ninh. He mentioned how the US Government is trying to fix the obesity’s problem by taking some “Big Steps”. He said that those “Big Steps” which are the “Golden Standard” in school’s cafeterias, the nutrition menu in the restaurant, and the “Supersize Me” video, have made a huge help. However, Jonathan said those big steps maybe slowing down the rate of the obesity, not eliminate the fat’s problem.
I agreed with Jonathan that those steps never can stop the obesity’s problem while there are so many fast food restaurants and most of them are open 24hours. The Obesity is more than just a personal health problem and the costs of obesity go far beyond individual costs. According to the “nutristrategy”, “Overweight and obesity costs total $147 billion in the United States. Direct costs include the cost of physicians and other professionals, hospital and nursing home services, the cost of medications, home health care and other medical durables. Indirect costs include lost productivity that results from illness and death”.
I think that the US Government never can force their peoples to stop eating fast foods and try to keep healthy eating habits. From my point of view, the US Government can start teaching prevention today and start guiding our populations into healthy lifestyles that avoid obesity, or the US stand to suffer a global financial crisis as result of out-of-control health care costs. Moreover, I believe that each person should know and control what they are eating by themselves.
