The Obesity Hunger Paradox By Sam Dolnick - 966 Words

According to Sam Dolnick in his article â€Å"The Obesity-Hunger Paradox,† majority of Americans have an incorrect view on what hunger and obesity actually look like in our country. Hunger, he describes, is seen in â€Å"ragged toddlers† and â€Å"rail-thin children† living in the dirty dark conditions caused by poverty (219). Obesity, on the other hand, gives a completely different picture filled with it’s own slew of negative stigma. Whether it be in media or only in people’s perceptions, Obese individuals are portrayed as gluttonous, dangerously overeating or otherwise always thinking of food.Commonly because of all the food they eat, obese people also must be well off, living stable enough incomes to support their â€Å"food-addiction† and probably sit around all day. But if they don’t understand the basics of how food works, they must be stupid too, right? Basically the American view on obesity is anyone that appears or is obese must be dumb, sloth like with enough money to support the expense of gallons of ice cream a week. But, without explicitly implying it, Dolnick proves this image is far from the truth. Dolnick cites a survey that centered the country’s hungriest or rather most â€Å"food insecure† people to low-income neighborhoods of the South Bronx. In this survey, â€Å"nearly 37 percent of residents† located in the region encompassing the South Bronx, â€Å"said they lacked money to buy food at some point in the past 12 months†. Interesting, considering other surveys have cited the SouthShow MoreRelatedThe Secrets Behind Modern Food1534 Words   |  7 PagesWhether in a restaurant or convenient store, healthy foods are no longer popular, people would rather eat the greasy processed food that happens to be cheaper. This essay will discuss the serious issues that come with modern food processing, such as obesity relating to cost of healthy foods and who has the power to fix these problems. Technology has made physical activity disappear from a person’s daily schedule. Not only has it effected our active lives, but also changed the ways of creating food and