7. Let people worry about their own obesity
Should obesity be an individual concern, and not the concern for public health officials? You decide…
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/2/2/who-tighter-economicregulationneededtoreverseobesityepidemic.html
http://nypost.com/2013/12/28/why-govt-should-regulate-food-like-tobacco-alcohol/
http://io9.gizmodo.com/5923990/why-we-shouldnt-regulate-big-food-at-least-not-yet
http://www.care2.com/causes/should-the-government-be-responsible-for-regulating-obesity.html
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/09/how-regulation-really-does-change-eating-behavior/261908/
Individual responsibility
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Government policy
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I agree, everybody should worry about their own obesity. It's a matter of PERSONAL FREEDOM, because food choices are personal and individual. So government should not tell food companies what they can and can't produce, as well as should not tell people what they can and can't eat. People deserve the right to make their own decisions when it comes to food — even when those choices may not be in their own best interests. Side: Individual responsibility
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Nodoby should tell you what you can eat or drink, not even the government, but they can advise you and "lead you" to the right path with different marketing strategies. For example, there are many people who just don't have the strength to give up their tasty food, which happens to not be good, so adding more banners and commercials with juck food isn't helpful at all. That's why we should all try to fight against this and start treating it as a desease and find solutions. Side: Government policy
But there is a lot of education program about the junk food, if someone can't stop eating it, may just go for help, buy we don't need government to regulate the market, we need to be more responsible, when we choose food. The power of consumers is really strong, and if they will stop choosing junk food, companies will stop produce it!!! Side: Individual responsibility
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And about the food companies, yes, I think that somebody should intervene and regulate them by banning certain substances that are just harmful for people and just give taste to a product so it can be sold. Which basically it's just about money, with no concern for people and their health. Side: Government policy
Well, government won't do this, because it need money from sell tax, so... According to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, only 1 percent of food subsidies go to fruits and vegetables. If we want to get Americans back on a healthier track, then we have to stop making things like corn, meat and dairy (which get 87 percent of subsidies) so much cheaper. Side: Individual responsibility
Already today there is a correction happening in consumer food choices. The media is full of coverage of the obesity epidemic — and in response, people are learning about what it means to eat more healthily. Already, we're starting to see the rise of "cleaner" and healthier products, in addition to the spread of organic markets and grocery stores that carry more sensible food choices. If consumers do change their eating habits, the food industry will have to adapt accordingly — it will go where the money is. Side: Individual responsibility
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In my opinion obesity is a desease as any other, more or less important, depending on the person. Therefore, we should treat it as it is. There should be available treatments and meds for it, there should be people specialized in it and helping other people. Each and every one of us can choose to not take any help and treat themselves, but we should have a choice. As we know, the government is already spending money on different programs to just try to help the many obese people that exist already, so they should maybe create more preventive programs to help these people to no get obese, rather than to just interfere after. So maybe that means that the government should not just try to control obesity, but to actually regulate the actions that lead to it. For example, ban all those ads that attract people to eat junk food or to maybe reverse the prices somehow, healthier products to be cheaper than non-healthy or less-healthy ones. These are just two of many actions that the government and all the companies that sell food can do. We should stop thinking just about money and start thinking more of the people and they well being. Obesity is a desease that untreated can lead to more critical illnesses or even death, so let's start fighting against it. Side: Government policy
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An addiction can be a desease too. And when I'm saying to help people controlling their weight I'm not reffering at all USING ANY KIND OF DRUGS. There are so many other ways to help a person and taking drugs and pills for weight control should be used as a last resort and many of them don't even work properly. That's why people should consult a specialist before taking any pill, just because they heard from others that is working or not. We are different when it comes to "how is our body working" and assimilating a treatment. Side: Government policy
If it's not a disease, then how come CDC (Center for DISEASE Control) is concerned with it? Side: Government policy
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Numerous organizations, including the World Health Organization (WHO), have issued a call to action on the obesity epidemic, citing it as a major global health problem. The WHO estimates that at least 2.8 million people worldwide die each year due to being overweight or obese. In fact, for perhaps the first time in world history, overweight and obesity are now responsible for more deaths worldwide than deaths due to malnutrition or being underweight. Globally, according to WHO statistics, 44% of diabetes, 23% of ischemic heart disease, and as much as 41% of certain cancers can be attributed to overweight and obesity. DO YOU STILL DISCONSIDER OBESITY? Side: Government policy
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