Thoughts on Engagement

Henry Quillin
Mr. Roddy
IHSS
6 April 2020
My challenge project is the obesity epidemic in America, which is a serious problem that will only continue to get worse if we don’t make some significant changes in how we eat, advertise, and produce. Americans are eating out more than ever and spend more than half of their food budget on restaurants or on the go food. A lot of this is fast food which is extremely unhealthy and can easily take up most of someone's daily recommended calories in just one meal. Fizzy drinks and sodas are taking place in most Americans' everyday diet and our yearly sugar intake has risen substantially in the past decade. With these horrible food options backed by aggressive advertising, it is quite difficult for an American to stay healthy.
This is a huge problem and it seems like it would be pretty difficult for me to have any impact, however, while there is nothing I can really do to help bring down obesity in America, I can positively affect people in my local community. I want to do this by educating people in my area about how to live a healthy lifestyle. I will do this by creating a digital infographic that shows which foods are healthy and why. It will also outline how much exercise people should be getting every day and how to exercise smart. I will put this infographic on the Nextdoor app so that people in my area can see it. I prefer to make an infographic rather than a blog post because an infographic is easy to digest and pictures can make it more interesting. I plan to reach out to various experts on this problem including nutritionists, doctors and hopefully a personal trainer. 

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