“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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obesity. In David Zinczenko’s‚ article “Don’t Blame the Eater” he blames the fast food industry for the increase of health and obesity related problems. I completely disagree with Zinczenko that the fast-food industries are to blame. I think the reason for our obese nation is the lack of personal responsibility. The absence of personal responsibility is why Americans are obese and are at unhealthy weight levels. Some may argue that McDonalds is to blame for making them fat and there are limited options
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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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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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much obese children among Vietnam. In fact‚ 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
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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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David Zinczenko‚ editor-in-chief of Men’s Health‚ is arguing that fast-food restaurants are not to blame for people‚ especially children and teenagers‚ it’s the person’s individual responsibility to keep themselves “healthy”. The menus at fast-food companies aren’t the healthiest‚ but they shouldn’t be blamed for making kids obese‚ and I agree with his claim fully. The parents are all fully aware that the “Big Mac” and “Baconater” aren’t the most nutritional foods‚ and they need to take the responsibility
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more detail by saying it’s personal responsibilities on what you eat every day. On the flip side‚ another article entitled “Don’t Blame the Eater” by David Zinczenko from The New York Times talks about why you should blame the fast food chains and not the person eating the one thousands calorie fast food meal. The two articles are opposing each other and arguing who to blame for the situation. The article I agree with is “Fast Food and Personal Responsibility but it’s less effective to the readers because
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Don’t Blame the Eater Dear David Zinczenko‚ In the essay “Don’t Blame the Eater”‚ fast food restaurants were blamed for childhood obesity. If healthier alternatives are not available the obesity rates in children will increase and all consumers of fast food will suffer health wise. These fast food restaurants provide convenient but unhealthy meals for people without warning them of later consequences. This essay was persuasive because of the examples and statistics used to prove that it is not
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