ABC News - How To Get Fat Without Trying

In this ABC News special, Peter Jennings reveals how government policies and food industry practices are helping to make Americans fat. Mr. Jennings' report begins in the farmlands of America and includes government agencies and representatives from the food industry. He examines how the type of government subsidies provided to farmers influences which foods are marketed or emphasized as part of healthy eating standards.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• childhood
• obesity
• health
• emotions
• fast
• food
• nutrition
• junk
• schools

[gurillajuice]

Americans need to take responsibility too. Its both the fast food industry and AND Americans but also the government for letting it happen, they do need to step in. Nobody forces fries and double cheese burgers down anybodies throat. And all these diseases and health problems ppl are getting,well Most could have been preventable if better choices were made. Eat healthy

[medicalrenaissance]

I see what you're saying here. Yes I agree with you. BUT- MSG and High Fructose Corn Syrup have addicting properties. They are chemicals which are in foods which most Americans eat. They can be found in 100% of fast foods and in every soda! Americans are victims. They are not aware of what they are eating. Currently there is no limit to how much MSG or HFCS can be put into our foods. The FDA needs to regulate this!

[lunarain19]

@gurillajuice It's not only Americans who are obese. lol It's everyone that is obese needs to make better choices.

[peewee2627]

This is really sad, but true.

[lexingtonann]

@evodmac Is child abuse your choice too? Feeding your children crap leaves them overfed and undernourished...with a host of health complications. I don't see how this is not considered abuse. Our children are failing because of attitudes like yours. By the way, who do you think puts junk in the schools...the government. Why shouldn't we want them to clean it up?

[evodmac]

What country is this? AMERICA! if i want to eat unhealthy foods, its my choice. If i dont teach my children to eat responsibly ITS MY CHOICE! You people blaming the government and business need to learn about taking responsibility for your own actions. Expecting the gov. to step in on your behalf is a week willed persons way of avoiding blame.There are some very good lawyers that feed off of this CRAP> and then theres you people who want the settlement, YOU ARE WHY AMERICA IS SLOWLY FAILING

[curlye93]

the government is encouraging us to become obese, live to eat junk food as an activity, sell it for less so we buy more, and then get all our money..... HATE THIS COUNTRY of processed food domination

[curlye93]

these kids eat fries like they're breathing air, they learning bad habits

[brutus301]

The worst part is that the fat people are breeding more fat people and raising them with the same eating habits. It's sad that drug addicts and alcoholics are ridiculed. Yet obese tublards walk around wearing their addiction in plain sight. Sick sick world.

[afarius]

The food isnt the problem. It's the lack of exercising.

[gbnnn]

im 1 of the 2 of 3 that are healthy