Disertation anglais: consumer society
Nowadays, we are in a « consumer society » where everyone wants always more. Moreover, many people don't have any more time to be posed because they have an hectic life and due to their rush way of life they often eat in fast food. This was typically American, but now it's spread in many countries. MacDonald is the best example of this phenomenon.
Food in fast food is very fatty and sugary, and it causes many problems as heart diseases, diabetes and also obesity. In Europe, obesity has largely increased during last few years. England which is the country the most affected : an adult on three will be obese in 2012 according to the researches. Further more, the family is touched. Today, many teenagers eat in fast food because their mother work and they don't know how to cook.
Many campaigns were done to answer this problem, as advertising with such slogan like « to eat at least five fruit and vegetables per day » or « to nibble is bad for health » but it's not really effective because the number of obese continue to increase.
Concerning my opinion on this topic, I think it is a shame that there are obesity’s problems mostly in western countries when there are countries where people die of hunger. Considering all the food on the earth, it's proved that it's possible to nourish the entire population of the world. According to the UN, a person dies of hunger every three seconds in the world.
All the question is, How to meet the interest of the rich countries with those of the poor