Food Company Against Obesity
Obesity, an excess amount of body fat, has become a severe issue. According to the data
from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, more than 1 in 3 adults are
considered to be obese and more than 1 in 6 children and adolescents ages 6 to 19 are considered
to be obese. To deal with obesity, 11 men who controlled America’s largest food companies had
a private meeting on April 8, 1999. As the obesity becomes more dominant, food companies can
combat the issue in the market by promoting healthy products, avoiding overconsumption, and
creating nutritional guides.
Food company can address the obesity problem by promoting healthy products. Based on
Mudd’s saying, the industry should use the expertise of scientists to modify products that are
healthy for the body such as decreasing calories. So the companies can understand deeply of
