Outline: Factors Contributing to U.S. Obesity Rate

I.) Finding out key factors that are contributing to the U.S. Obesity Rate.
A. Key Points
1. The correlation between high fructose corn syrup and obesity.
2. Relationship between the government and the corn refinery companies.
3. Vending machine companies funding public schools to keep their product
accessible to children.

B. Body of Paper
1. Information on High Fructose Corn Syrup and your Health.
a. Provide Web and Newspaper articles supporting the health risks of high fructose
corn syrup. Give some more factual information on what it is (definition), how it
is broken down in the body, the cost of producing it rather a healthier alternative,
and how many food and beverage companies use it in their products.
b. Include a recent study done by the University of California that showed people
that ingested moderate to high amounts of high fructose corn syrup compared to
glucose syrup had a higher percentage of body fat.
c. Provide a chart on what a healthy weight should be compared to your B.M.I.
d. Show a graph of how the current U.S. Obesity rate is compared to other
countries.
2. Some reliable resources such as newspaper articles stating how much the
U.S. Government funds the corn refinery companies.
a. Retrieve statistical information that supports the use of glucose syrup is a little
more expensive, yet a healthier alternative to High Fructose Corn Syrup.
3. Newspaper or Web Articles that support Vending machine companies funding the
pubic school systems in order to keep their products available to children.
a. Statistics from a newspaper article from U.S.A. Today that shows how much
kids consume unhealthy food and beverage that they buy from their schools.
C. Conclusion
1. Taxes on High Fructose Corn Syrup; Newspaper articles supporting latest on laws
being proposed to the U.S. Government.
2. Grants from the Government that would support public school systems that decide
to become pro healthy in the food and beverage department.
3. Website that the audience can visit www.letsmove.org that would give more
information on how to live a healthier lifestyle.
4. What the average consumer can do to become pro active when purchasing foods
and beverages. I will do my podcast on how to read average food boxes to detect
if it contains high fructose corn syrup.
5. Conclusion paragraph, final thoughts on my topic.
D. References in APA Format