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For young adults, the "right" to eat healthy food may be more closely associated with the right to understand how food choices impact their health. Without information and understanding, it can be argued that young people may not be in a position to advocate for themselves or to act in their own best interests. In this article, a secondary issue takes center stage: there are economic implications for the availability and sales of junk food to young adults.

Activists and meddling lawmakers have toyed with the idea of taxing certain foods and ingredients to curb obesity. Twinkie Tax inventor Kelly Brownell advocates "slapping high-fat, low-nutrition food with a substantial government 'sin' tax." According to him, certain foods are too "convenient, accessible, good-tasting ... and cheap." This article just gives insight into what lawmakers want to do to curb obesity within our society. It is no longer alcohol and cigarettes that are causing damage to our bodies, but the food we consume too.

Twenty-five states are currently considering over one hundred and forty bills directed at controlling obesity according to the latest article from the Washington post. The bills if passed would tax fatty foods, force fast-food restaurants to post nutrition information with menu and limit candy and sugary drinks sold in schools.

This article by Alan Caruba is very opinionated about his views on how the government is trying to comtrol the foor we decide we want to eat. He state that it is a scam from many diffrent sources. One is animal right advocates how just want people to stop eating pork, milk, beef and anyother product that comes from animals. Another is pharmaceutical companies that want people to invest in their products.

The number of obese children in america is growing every year. Kids are decreasing the amount of exercise they get and increasing food portions. Many studies have been done that prove this leads to heart problems. In a lot of homes in the US today, children are able to sit around and eat as much as they want, and what ever they want. This is a continuing problem because the children will carry this on to their children. Child obesity also leads to mental and emotional problems.

This article talks about a legislation that will improve school lunches by providing more plant based foods and milk alternatives.

This article is about how grade children are picky eaters and how some will not have a problem with eating different healthy foods. Many children have their certain routine on flavors they like to taste which will be much more difficult for them to change their food habits. It should not make the parent or anyone else believe they will not be able to accomlish healthy habits for the child, the parent or whoever will need to be strict when wanting to change foods to healthier foods.