Dieting takes up such a big proportion of people’s lives today. While some people are dying from starvation in other counties, Americans enjoy overwhelming food consumption with the help of capitalism. We try to diet for our health and outward appearance.
As the quantity of food available to people in America increases, the value of food decreases. I first realized this problem when I saw the people in Wrap World in West End Market throwing whole packs of tortillas away because it was not strong enough to wrap food inside. It’s understandable in the business’s point of view. The seller should serve the customer the best product. However, I don’t agree with it personally. Children who die every day from starvation wouldn’t care about eating a broken wrap. As a result of capitalism, the quality of the food that fits to the taste of people is increased with the higher price. Then people start to eat the type of food that they want to eat. They try to consume necessary nutrients by taking supplements such as vitamin C, or they even take pills for diet and digestion.
I heard about some people who took invalid diet pills that they bought from the Internet and got injured. An unbalanced diet by eating certain foods and consuming necessary nutrients by taking additional supplements is right behind the enjoyment of overwhelming food consumption. We should value food highly and improve diet by changing eating habits, not relying on supplements.
Hyung Jin Ahn
freshman
general engineering major