Blog 13: "XXXL: Why Are We So Fat?"

    In “Why Are We Fat”, Elizabeth Kolbert mentions that four books such as Fattening of America, The End of Overeating, Fat Land and Mindless Eating. It states that American people over weighted because of their food habits and it is cheaper than past decade. The article tells about how food industries produce oily, sugary, chemical product that are responsible for consumer health but one thing I want to point out that food industries reduce their product  prices because of customer demand and manufacture more unhealthy products.

     

The article state that “Between 1983 and 2005, the real cost of fats and oils declined by sixteen per cent”. It is clear to us that are food industry play significant role in American lifestyle. They manufacture their products cheaper way and lower the price because people do not have to spend more money instead of this they can get good deal. In my experience I can tell how I’m confused when I go to the supermarket or departmental store like CVS. Few days ago, when I go to the CVS to pick up my precipitin that time front of the door there a big singe that say sale 4 for 11 dollars (original price is per pack5.99) there is different kind of soft drink such as coca- cola , sprite, Pepsi, etc. That moment I was thinking that it is good price to get more soft drinks and I brought 4 pack of soft drink pack. I do not need that many but I buy it because of price. For this reason, food industries reduce their product price to sell more.

Finkelstein said that “For most people, an ice cold Coca-Cola used to be a treat reserved for special occasions,” but what is the reality today instead of water people drink sweetened beverages. It is only matter of price. They love to drink sweeten soda. If people buy more beverage then manufacture produce more products and lower their price.

  

 But I strongly disagree with t Wansink , he said that ‘Give them a lot they eat a lot”  that sound unrealistic and he does not have  a good judgment. Everything has a limit if we talk about eating then I would say people eat because they fill hungry but if they are not hungry they cannot eat. When I had a days off I always going out with friends and obviously after hangout we set down in restaurant and order food. Every time we waste a lot of food because when we fill up our stomach, we are done eating.

   In conclusion, I want to emphasize that people should ignore the product that contains chemical and unhealthy ingredients. We have to think before buy any products.