Basics of the Food Industry

rage of 109.6
             commercials in a single day. By watching this number of advertisements will
             cause a long-term habit affecting their whole life. I do remember my
             childhood, how I nagged my parents to take me to dinner at McDonald's in
             order to get toys. Isn't the food industry doing that now? Giving away free
             toys, gift cards, and coupons intended to attract people to consume the
             Moreover, people's lifestyles become more and more unhealthy. Dr. David
             Ludwig's work demonstrates that "The information consumers are receiving
             every day, from sources that they trust, is misleading or wrong. Even
             'studies' conducted to discover the danger levels of industrial food can be
             slanted" ("How to End"). I agree with his point, because when I checked
             those ingredients of so called "healthy food", they don't appear. Over
             putting sugar, salt, and sodium are really normal, which will lead to
             obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. But how many people check the
             ingredients before buying them? The answer is not many. So that what they
             believe is what they have seen the most often, food packing, and the famous
             brand. That's why food companies spend plenty of money in commercials to
             convince people that they're good to consume. Even though some of them know
             that it is unnatural and unhealthy, in order to save their time, they still
             consume whatever it is. People's lifestyles have been distorted by enormous
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