Jennifer Bilek
MCOM 100W M/W 12-1:15 p.m.
October 20, 2008
The Salad Bowl of Improvement
Many of my family members, close friends, as well as myself, have fallen victim to the curse of obesity. It is no surprise that the United States has been struggling with obesity for many years. However, it took shocking statistics such as childhood obesity tripling over the past two decades for the government to step in and help reverse this nation wide epidemic. Now that Gov. Schwarzenegger has passed the bill forcing restaurant chains to place the calorie content on their menus, people will be slapped in the face with the reality of the high calorie foods they are consuming. This change will have two ultimate outcomes. People will continue to eat as they did before or they will learn from it and begin making healthier choices. Conversely, restaurants could panic from the possibility of plummeting into bankruptcy from the reducing number of customers, or they can benefit from this bill by altering menu items to accommodate people who strive to eat healthier foods. Ultimately, this bill is about more than another rule for society to accommodate, it is about learning about how to treat our bodies properly by providing the necessary nutrients that the average American is severely lacking. I just pray that this bill will be the first piece of lettuce in a salad bowl of improvement.
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