The Fight for Obesity

The amount of obesity in America is quite alarming. I find it quite amusing what the government is trying to do to stop this. Yeah sure these days school cafeterias are going for the "Gold Standard" for food. Some schools have reported removing soda vending machines. This is good for the kids, and a Big step for the government. Also restaurants and fast food places or any food place has to provide a a nutrition menu for people to see. Another big step. Especially Supersize Me has made a huge help. But is this really helping stop obesity? It may be slowing down the rate of obesity, but it won't eliminate the problem. Why? Cause look at all of the fast food resturant. Most are open 24 hours a day. So people can still go and buy burgers at 3 in the morning. Its all over their ads "Open 24 hours". The Government should be able to stop this. But i think that its just a waste of time. You can't stop people from eating good food. If the government places policies on like Mc Donalds and Bugerking and stuff like that then its going to hurt the economy. Big Time. But you see. We'll be healthier. So whats more important. Economy or Obesity?

The Reality of McDonald's Happy Meal

Sure the Happy Meal may taste good for children. Sure it may be a bit small. Sure it may already be bad for kids. But to this extent? In this blog post titled That Happy Meal won't make your body happy Nicole Belle rants about how bad the food is for the body. The intended audience is for EVERYONE!!! Even vegitartians. Thats because it show to all of the people who like to eat fast foods like everyday that this kind of food is being put into their body. And for vegetarians because it helps their idea that meat or the killing/treatment/processing of the food is wrong and bad. Belle is just  proving a point that has already been made.
But yeah everyone knows its bad. Everyone has hear of Supersize Me. But that still won't stop people from eating fast foods cause its cheap and fast.

Source: That Happy Meal Won't Make Your Body Happy

"Climate Change" a J-O-K-E?

It seems like Thomas L. Friedman wrote this mainly for environmentalist but also for anyone. Friedman is an internationally known writer, reporter and columnist. He has also been the recipient on three Pulitzer prizes. And as any English major should know that the Pulitzer prize is given to the best of the best writers. So I believe that his credibility is acceptable. So what Friedman does is put humor into this article. Comparing us to China is a big deal for us. He claims that while Americans are lallygagging with pollution issues, China is putting the pedal to the medal for this. China "sees, eats, and breathes pollution everyday" unlike Americans. That is why American Republicans turned "climate change" into a joke. American Republicans really aren't passing legislation to improve this. While China every year is passing many laws an legislation in order to fix this. Friedman then brings in Peggy Liu, a chairwoman of the Joint U.S.-China Collaboration on Clean Energy, who states "China is changing from the factory of the world to the clean-tech laboratory of the world".  This is totally true. He backs this up by talking about MBA Polymers. These people make old plastic into new plastics. People in America aren't required to recycle. Unlike China and other countries who are required to recycle. That is why the company operates in other countries cause that is where they are able to acquire the amount of used recyclable plastics needed to used to make new plastic. This verifies Friedman's  point that American Republicans have turned "climate change" into a joke. Totally believable. Totally Logical.

Source: Aren’t We Clever?