What do you think is a large contributor to our problems with food in the US?

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Questions: (Answer only 4 of them)
1. Do you think there is an obesity epidemic in the US? Support your answer with evidence (2 points)
2. What do you think is a large contributor to our problems with food in the US?
3. From the documentary “Fed Up” (by Katie Couric), what is a big problem with low fat or reduced fat products?
4. Given that there are so many diet products (low fat and sugar free) on the market, why do you think the obesity epidemic keeps getting worse?
5. United Nations Sustainability Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being. The United Nations calls for governments to act to reverse the rise in childhood obesity. “The number of overweight children under five is expected to jump from 42 million to 70 million over the next decade”. How can this trend be reversed?
6. Comment on the following: Obesity is a major risk factor for Covid-19 hospitalization: Patients with a higher BMI have a higher risk of being hospitalized and developing complications from Covid-19.
7. What is the relationship between sugar intake and Type II Diabetes?
8. Why is it said that obesity is the number one form of malnutrition in the US?
9. What are the economic costs of obesity and obesity related diseases? (this link will help: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesity-prevention-source/obesity-consequences/economic/
10. Excess weight predisposes you to many diseases. List four of them.

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