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A Research Paper Written by Kashika Bharol In grocery stores, snacks such as cheetos cost less than a dollar per packet, while healthy apples sell at a steep rate of $4.50 per pound (Yurcaba). The United States population’s ever growing preference for cheap, malnourishing food meant to simply fill stomachs rather than to provide nutrition has taken a toll on the health of the public. The high amounts of unhealthy fats present in foods consumed everyday in the traditional American diet have resulted in heart disease becoming the leading cause of death in the US. Encouraging the public to consume healthier food, providing them with better options for their bodies, and increasing FDA regulation of food would help to lower the occurrence of deaths from heart disease in the US. America’s food problems could lead to an even higher increase in serious disease for the vast population of the country; therefore, the problems need to be addressed before they get out of hand. In the...