Persuasive Argument For Good Nutrition

In today′s hectic, high-speed Internet, quickly changing world, it has become

common for us to think about the here and now, and put off concerns about the

future as vague possibilities that we will deal with once we come to them. This,

sadly, has reflected on our health, and the nutritional choices we are making. What

we need to realize is there are important benefits to eating healthy, benefits that may

not garner immediate gratification, but benefits that are well worth the wait!

Our frenzied lifestyle is compounded by our tendency to put our careers in

front of our health. Grabbing a burger and super-sized fries, on the go at lunch, only

to scarf it down and hurry back to the office is common. Breakfast for busy workers

can consist of a doughnut or bagel with black coffee, or worse, nothing at all!

Working late is typical, leaving no time or energy to stop at the gym after a long, hard

day. Dinner too often consists of fast-food, take out, or pre-packaged

microwaveable meals eaten in front of the television, before heading off to bed. All

of these habits, when they occur on rare occasions are not detrimental in and of

themselves, however when they become the staple of the way we live and eat, our

health suffers. Surely, we may be saving those finite minutes during the day, thanks

to convenience, but in the end, we are shaving years off our lives. Not a good trade

at all.

In addition, for humans, eating is not merely a means to obtain the fuel we

need to get through the activities of the day. Instead, we have taken eating and

altered it into a social activity. We eat together to celebrate. We eat together to

grieve. We eat together to say goodbye to someone. And, we eat together when we

welcome them home. (Kluger, Gorman, & Park, 2004) Yet, this social ritual of eating

has detrimental effects.

Our very lives are threatened due to the poor nutrition choices being made.

One result of poor nutrition is obesity. Obesity is skyrocketing in the United States.

And, although some may see the outward effects of obesity, as in appearance and

inability to perform physical tasks as easily as their non-obese counterparts, the

inner effects of obesity are far scarier. Those who are obese are more prone to a

plethora of diseases. These include: heart disease, diabetes, certain forms of