Scott was over eighteen years old; in fact he was twenty years old and old enough to look after himself. This is why I mostly blame Scott. I think he should have been able to look after himself and know which are the right foods to eat and the right balance before he became an adult; his parents should had taken more responsibility and brought up Scott in the right way, and feed him the right food when he was younger, if they did do that I’m sure Scott wouldn’t be where he is today.
Children in the UK are increasingly becoming obese: In recent years it had been found that 16.9% of boys and 16.8% of girls of girls aged between two and ten are currently obese; There are approximately 1.8 million overweight children and 700,000 obese children living in the U.K. 40-60% of children over the age of six spend less than the recommended minimum of one hour a day doing exercise, I think these stats are shocking and something should be done about it.
I don’t think fast food restaurants are to blame because it is up to people if they want to go to them and how often. Restaurants like Mc Donald’s and Burger King sell food which contain a high fat content. People are consuming more fat than they think because usually they are not sure what is inside their food. Fast food restaurants are not so bad if you eat in moderation, but if people have a habit of eating burgers and chips then they are more likely to become obese.
Supermarkets are not to blame because they have labels on all foods showing how many calories each product contains, including fat and sugar. There are many ways in which these can be displayed including traffic lights system, meaning red for high fat content, amber for medium fat content and green for low fat content and how much of the percentage in the recommended daily allowance (RDA). Also supermarkets have lowered their prices for healthy food such as fruit and vegetables and left the fatty foods the same prices.
I think that people need to change their attitudes and also their eating habits, People also need to do some sort of exercise especially obese people, otherwise more sad cases like Scott’s will occur. I think that Scott is to blame along with his parents.
Yours Faithfully
