Who is responsible for human health care?

To begin, most of us know that junk food is unhealthy. We know that poor nutrition is related to heart problems, high blood pressure, and a host of other health ailments. We might even know that studies show that eating junk food has been linked to increases in depression.

Furthermore, eating a poor quality diet high in junk food is linked to a higher risk of obesity, digestive issues, heart diseases, type 2 diabetes, and cancer. Nowadays, there are plenty of options for this kind of foods at the supermarkets, even cheaper than healthy food. I believe that there are proportional relationships between eating healthy and spend more money; for that reason, junk foods are more intake.

Given the well‐documented relationship between lifestyle, disease burden, and healthcare costs, it makes economic and medical sense to hold individuals morally responsible for their health‐related choices. However, the truth is that all sections of current society have a part of the responsibility for health. For instance, the food manufacturers reducing nutrients such as salt, fat or sugar in our food, the national government or local authorities seeking to limit junk-food outlets near schools, or even the individuals who are looking for be healthy everyday when they buy cereals for breakfast or when they go to the gym.

In conclusion, everyone is responsible for health, either as individuals or collective society we have the power to choose what is convenient for us and what is not.