Monday, February 11, 2008
Generation XXL
Do you think there should be laws passed to make food labels more clear. For example, on the back of some drinks it may say 190 calories per serving. In tiny letters at the top it says a serving is 8oz, when the drink is a 16oz. Someone looking at the label assumes that the whole drink is 190 calories when in fact it is double that amount. Is it the governments job to protect the people from this kind of misleading labeling, when America is becoming more and more obese.
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I think people should read these labels. Serving sizes are spelled out. Sodas are full of calories. People should be concerned for their own weight/health when it comes to consuming foods or drink. It's not the government's concern.
of course, this is just my opinion.
I agree, I do believe that people have the brain capacity to look on the labels by now and know that a lot of them are misleading. However, it is true that obesity is running more and more common through the US or the world at that matter. Maybe a little something extra should be done by the government to prevent this. It couldn't hurt.
They should be clearer and it is then up to the indivual to do the right thing.
I think that the government should become more involved with obease america. We are sending a message to other countries that we are glutionous. Other countries look down on the growing average size of americans. I also agree that the people should read the labels for themselves and pay attention to their health and size. maybe somebody can come up with a fun idea to get more americans involved in daily exercise and nutricious meals (Instead of fast food).
I think as long as people know how to read than the labels are alright. If they can't read then they have bigger issues to worry about than being obese.
If someone doesn't care enough about their body to just let it go like that than I don't think labels (which are already pretty simple) are going to help!
They should be clearer. There are many people that don't understand what is really being said. I know when I say "I'm on a diet" I don't really know what I'm suppose to be looking for.
I find it odd that tobacco companies are vilified for marketing to children, but no one minds restaurant chains that package Grade D meat with cheap plastic toys.
Americans in general seem rather misinformed when it comes to nutritional facts about more commonly consumed foods and the role exercise plays in maintaining a healthy weight. I agree with the premise of this post; the facts should be stated more clearly, but on a more inclusive level than simply changing serving sizes on labels. Americans are far too obsessed with body image and are riddled with misconceptions about what leads to maintaining healthy body weights.
America is misinformed on many topics. The labeling on food is about the least important of these issues. Really, how hard is it to read a label and understand...college students shouldn't be having these kind of issues. As far as obesity in america, we like fast food, fried foods, chocolate, starches, fats, and poisons. I am not an advocate of kosher stuff because it's just too much worrying about stuff that doesn't seem to matter, but if people wanted to be less obese in this country, get motivated. Stop blaming the food companies and how they label, the tobacco companies for selling something that they know causes cancer, stop blaming commerce for making you fat...get off the couch and run a few miles a day! It takes about 30 min to jog three miles slowly!
Jd White, for once you have some good advice,get off the couch and run a few miles a day! One thing though what if you can't run, should that person just stop eating? You good advice was to get motivated. As it is I barely see you in class. So should I assume that you are not motivated? Your just "Do It policy" works great for a commercial but not so great for everyone. To help a person you must know their issue even if they look the same their are not. Labels can be simpler to understand.
I would disagree. Many of the labels out today technically are not lying. It is up to the consumer to read the label more carefully. There's nothing unclear about the label. Not to offend you, but let us take your example for instance. A 16 ounce bottle that says 190 calories per serving which is 8 ounces. If you were a careful consumer and you were educated good with the metric system, there is a big difference between 8 ounces and 16 ounces (and hopefully you could tell the difference). Now if you are own who is analytical, you would catch the 16 ounce number in front and you would realize that the drink is based on 2 servings, but they only, put one serving at the back. So in reality, the producers are not doing anything wrong. Although I do think they need to be a bit more accurate with their labeling. In other words, if it's a 16 ounce drink, stay consistant by going by the full calories.
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