Most Americans do not care enough about the nutritional value of the foods they eat. This is why America has the highest percentage of obesity in the world. This is a serious problem because one in three adults is obese and one in six children are obese. There are many factors that go into the typical American diet, but most of these factors are neither appealing nor healthy. Americans consume far too many processed foods in their daily diet. Some would say that other countries' diets are superior to the American diet because of the nutritional values ​​it contains. Other countries have proven that an active lifestyle is an important component of a country's average weight. There are many things Americans could change about their diet and lifestyle that would help them be healthier. Many Americans have no idea that most of the foods they eat are processed or modified in some way. “Nearly all beef cattle entering U.S. feedlots receive hormonal implants to promote faster growth. The first product used for this purpose is DES (diethylstilbestrol). Its use was approved for beef cattle in 1954. It is estimated that two-thirds of the country's beef cattle were treated with DES in 1956. (Swan, Liu, Overstreet, Brazil and Skakkebaek) » Many people enjoy DES different meats from a cow, but that would likely change if consumers knew that livestock is one of the most processed sources of meat on the market today due to the synthetic hormones cows receive. “The three synthetic hormones are the estrogen compound zeranol, the androgen trenbolone acetate, and the progestin melengestrol acetate. (Swan, Liu, Overstreet, B...... middle of paper ...... corn syrup in beverages may play role in obesity epidemic." American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Np, nd Web December 5, 2013. Choi, Younju, Jiyung Kim, Haeng-Shin Lee, Cho-il Kim, Kyeong-Hwang In, Hye-Kyung Park, and Chang-Hwan Oh “Selenium Content in Representative Korean Foods” . Analysis. 22.2 (2009): 117-122. Web. December 6, 2013. Daniels, Tom. “Smart Growth: A New American Approach to Planning and Research.” Web. Moon and Berry Popkin. “The nutritional transition in South Korea.” American Society for Clinical Nutrition, nd Web, C. Brazil and NE Skakkebaek. “Growth hormones administered to beef cattle harm human health.” Np, December 5. 2013.