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America is getting fatter and fatter by the day, but what is the cause of this, who is to blame? Some people may say it is the fault of the people; however others believe that the fault lies in the food corporations, places like McDonalds. Obesity is becoming a very big problem in the USA, and as I go through writing, I will explore both views on why America is so fat and add my own thoughts on this subject. Many people believe that 60% of America is overweight because the food companies are making it so, but is this true? “During the past 40 years, our food system has changed more than in the previous 40,000 years. Genetically modified corn and soybeans, cloned animals, McNuggets- none of these technological marvels existed in 1970,” said Eric Schlosser, author of “Why Being a Foodie Isn’t ‘Elitist’”. Not knowing what is in the food you are paying for, most, if not all of it, being genetically modified, leaving the real, organic agricultural development to take a turn for the worse. People are believed to think that the food they are buying and eating is part of a “balanced” diet, but really, without most people knowing, they are just putting a bunch of crap into their body. Food companies are not just marketing their products to adults, oh no, of them go mostly for children and teens. Getting them while they are young so they are more likely to eat the same products once they are older is the tactics that is used by most food industries. With their low prices that anyone can afford and options, for just a small amount more, to “super size” the meal allows children to like the food and be able to have their parents afford it. Giving the kids the lechery of getting good tasting food and a toy or using sales pitches using children’s’ cartoons, just draws them in more. When people start to sue, however, another processes of thought begins. “I always believed McDonald’s food was healthy for my son,” said the mother involved in one of the suits. The other thing people seem to blame are the people that eat and buy the food. Selling food that looks and tastes fatty, for a low price, in huge sizes, and people don’t even think about it. Adults are both responsible for what both there kids and they eat, and if you don’t know what it is you are eating, there is a chance that it is really bad for you. “Shouldn’t we know better than to eat two meals a day in a fast food restaurant?” asked David Zinczenko. People know this food is bad, and yet you still eat it. Why? Because they believe it tastes good. “Fast food wasn’t any healthier back then; we simply ate a lot less of it.” In my option I believe it is the person that eats the food to blame. Living up with a over weight family that likes to eat fast food, which I try my best to stay away from, has shown me it is not the company to blame, it is the people that don’t care about their bodies. People are responsible for keeping them selves healthy, and it is there choice to treat there badly like that. Eating healthy and taking good care of your body is YOUR job, not anyone else’s. In conclusion, America is getting fatter and fatter. Who is to blame? That is your choice. Think of both sides and think, who is the bigger idiot?