“Don’t Blame the Eater” by David Zinczeko. In his article “Don’t Blame the Eater‚” David Zinczenko argues that today’s fast food chains fill the nutritional void in children’s lives left by their overtaxed working parents. With many parents working long hours and unable to supervise what their children eat‚ Zinczenko claims‚ children today regularly turn to low-cost‚ calorie-laden foods that the fast food chains are too eager to supply. When Zinczenko himself was a young boy‚ for example‚ and
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Who is Responsible for Your Weight? America is known for being one of the most obese countries in the world. Once you step foot in America‚ people can quickly find out why; everywhere you look there are a ton of fast food chains on nearly every block. Fast food to Americans is a quick‚ easy‚ and affordable way to get food. In the past Forty years‚ more than 160‚000 fast food restaurants have opened in America (Pirello). This cheap and quick meal comes at a cost; according to the Centers for
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Suhyun Kim Professor Elizabeth Hoffman ENGL 1 December 8‚ 2010 Lack of Responsibility In the article “Don’t Blame the Eater‚” written by David Zinczenko‚ he asserts that children have the right to sue fast food companies because their food made the children unhealthy and over-weight. Zinczenko believes that the fast food companies cause the childhood obesity because their primary concern is to make profit. Therefore‚ they do not care about the unhealthy food that their customers consume. He
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I will bring to light some of that advice offered from two articles that provide wisdom towards handling obesity: Don’t Blame the Eater by David Zinczenko and What You Eat Is Your Business by Radley Balko. While both articles discuss logical view points‚ I will point out Balko’s rationale for making his point more effective than Zinczenko’s. In Zinczenko’s Don’t Blame the Eater‚ he appears to begin his article with an obvious sense of sarcasm when discussing
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outrageous and embarrassing for Americans. The food these companies produce is horrible in nutrition and damaging for one’s health. Even though fast food is tempting‚ one should stay far away from it as possible. In David Zinczenko article “Don’t Blame the Eater‚” he has his own personal experience as an example for people‚ specifically teenagers‚ to stay away from fast food. Although fast food produces delicious products‚ these products contain blinding nutrition facts‚ and the companies mainly target
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Blame the Person in the Mirror Imagine suffering from a totally preventable‚ yet ubiquitous disease called obesity‚ in which one struggles with the smallest things such as walking. As time passes‚ obesity has become more common which is essentially ruining today’s society. It has become more common because of the changes in lifestyles and eating habits. Knowing the right things to eat and exercising are important in keeping a healthy lifestyle and avoiding diseases such as obesity. Obesity is
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when I saw that‚ I asked myself how overweight people are to blame for their own health. Recently‚ I read an article about “Don’t Blame the Eater” by David Zinczenko‚ who do a job the editor -in-chief of the fitness magazine Men’s health for many years‚ and he becomes president and CEO of Galvanized Brands. He argues Fast Food Company or the ones to blame for America obesity. Although I agree with his opinion‚ there are negative effects eat junk food‚ people need
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“What You Eat Is Your Business‚” by Radley Balko In the article of Radley Balko‚ he considers obesity a problem in the nation. Balko believes that it is unhealthy for children to be eating bad food but it’s their choices to eat that food. Balko is saying that if people are eating unhealthy and are having health problems everyone shouldn’t have to pay for their health problems. Balko says‚ “In other words‚ bringing the government between you and your waistline.” Basically he is saying that the
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doing more to control what us as Americans consume. Before eating anything and possibly ruining your health‚ people should consider taking other approaches to eating healthy in order to maintain their overall health as it is very important. While one’s appearance may not bother the individual themselves; other people in society will
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In the short essay‚ “Don’t Blame the Eater‚” David Zinczenko argues that fast food companies should hold responsibility for the growing problem of child obesity and diabetes. In contrast‚ Radley Balko‚ in his article “What You Eat is Your Business‚” argues that we as should be responsible for what we put into our bodies. Both authors are discussing their views on the issue of obesity in America. With regards to the theme of corpulence‚ the greater part of us will promptly concur that something must
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