Research Proposal and Outline

Research Proposal -
Topic: Eradicating obesity in America.
Research Question: What are the solutions to eradicating obesity in America, and who is to blame for this epidemic?
Working Thesis: In order to combat the obesity epidemic, government needs to revise farm policies to favor production of healthier foods in abundance, and individual families need to re-establish the connection of the environment to the soil and food supply
Research Plan -
For research, I will be using the DeVry Library database - EBSCO host search.
(http://search.ebscohost.com.proxy.devry.edu/Community.aspx?custid=ns123107&authtype=ip&encid=22D731163C4635073776358632253E32385321E33513370331533583&ugt=62E771363C1635273736351632053E7228E361D36513679361E325E338133503&IsAdminMobile=N)
I have used information from the following websites in my Position paper
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html Food without Thought: How U.S. Farm Policy Contributes to Obesity available at iatp.org http://www.nffc.net/Learn/Fact%20Sheets/Obesity%20and%20Ag.pdf
A Natural Solution to the Obesity Epidemic http://primaldocs.com/opinion/a-natural-solution-to-the-obesity-epidemic/ Other research sources will be added as the work progresses.

Research outline 1. The introduction will explain the epidemic state of Obesity in America discussing the statistics of obesity among children, teenagers, and adults. I will further explain the economic, health and psychological repercussions of obesity on the country. The end of my introduction will discuss the solutions that can be embraced to begin the eradication of obesity in America. My working thesis states statement is “In order to combat the obesity epidemic, government needs to revise farm policies to favor production of healthier foods in abundance, and individual families need to re-establish the connection of the environment to the soil and food supply”. 2. First, government offers little to no support in the production of healthy produce that can counter the epidemic of fast food and junks that has overcome the nation. 3. Secondly, individual families have lost the connection to the soil; most children cannot trace the connection of their food to its source. We have become a fast food nation that don’t seem to care where our foods generate from as long as they come in attractive packages and taste even better. 4. A solution to eradicate obesity would be for the government to revise farm policies to favor production of healthier foods in abundance, by for instance, offering incentives and financial support for local and regional farmers when they grow healthier produces. 5. Another solution is that individual families need to find a re-connection to the farm and soil, since this is the origin of all food produce, each family need to return to the origin in order to re-build eating habits, and form new healthy behaviors. 6. With collaboration between government and individual families, a solution for the obesity epidemic can be achieved. The problem crept on the nation but with positive steps like production of healthier food produce and reconnection of the environment to the soil and food supply, we can begin to combat this epidemic.