As many people would recognize, there is a rising obesity problem in America and there are many influences that could contribute to this. Fast food is not the healthiest choice but, they should not be to blame for making children obese. In David Zinczenko’s “Don’t Blame the Eater” he talks about how the obese population is blaming fast food companies for their health situations. He begins his argument with what he observes as a ridiculous headline, which is that kids are suing McDonalds for being fat. David starts by teasing these overweight individuals that are bring a lawsuit against McDonalds, but then later admits that he used to be overweight as a child and was able to change his life around.
MODEL CRITIQUE* Critique of Greg Critser’s “Too Much of a Good Thing” Citing statistics on the alarming increase in the rates of childhood obesity, especially in the industrialized West, Greg Critser (L.A. Times Op-Ed, 22 July 2001) argues that parents can help avert obesity in their own homes by more closely supervising the diets of their children, serving reasonably sized portions, and limiting snacks. Critser, who has extensively researched obesity in his book Fat Land: How Americans Become the Fattest People in the World (Houghton Mifflin 2003), argues that through education we can create a leaner cultural norm, much as the French did earlier in the century when faced with a similar problem. The stakes for maintaining a healthy body weight
While some argued that it is the fault of food industries, and for some, fault of consumers, it can easily be resolved with two words: self-responsibility. Therefore, consumers are definitely the ones responsible for the current epidemic in this country. The first reason why consumers are responsible for America’s obesity epidemic is because consumers are the ones that choose what to eat and feed their children. There are many alternatives to fast food but most people rather not take their time to prepare for a healthier meal. In “The Battle against Fast Food Begins in Home”, author Daniel Weibtraub tries to convince parents to take a stand and fend off obesity in their homes.
Oscar Mayer Bacon Ad Analysis Over the last decade, the United States as a nation has become obsessed with health. With obesity rates on the rise, healthful eating is a popular trend. As many people are aware, bacon is not “heart healthy” or “low calorie” but quite the opposite. Oscar Mayer fits into a group of food manufacturers who market products that are by no means good for one’s health. Because the Food and Drug Administration regulates the claims made about foodstuffs, these companies are forced to be creative and come up with witty advertising techniques.
Logos is the use of logic for further support on a particular subject. Becoming a fat society is not a logical solution to Schwartz’s argument. Schwartz describes dieting as one starving himself to the point where his fat will begin to eat itself (185). Dieting is simply gaining control of the number of calories in one’s daily diet. By promoting obesity and leaving dieting in the past, Schwartz never begins to mention the health factors
Case summary for 2-7 McDonald’s and Obesity Summary Obesity among children is increasing rapidly not only in the United States but throughout the nations around the globe. The problem of childhood obesity is imputed to the marketers. Majority of the affected parties believed that the fast-food chains were part of this health crisis and even thought that the advertisements made by these companies were also to be blamed. McDonalds struggle towards improving its image as it relates to obesity trends rising globally. The highest percent of obesity worldwide is amongst children.
Taking the Blame for Obesity Parents are the ones who knowingly open the door between childhood obesity and a long and healthy life. In David's Weintrub's article, "The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home" blames the parents. Eating unhealthy can cause serious health problems. Parents are their children's first teachers. Showing them how to obtain a healthy lifestyle will benefit them for the future.
Introduction Hook: With the proliferation of fast food restaurants in the United States, fast food companies are often blamed for a child’s obesity. Background: Daniel Weintraub refuted this notion that fast food companies are the sole reason for childhood obesity by placing the liability on the parents of obese children in his article “The Battle Against Fast Food Beings at Home” from the Sacramento Bee in 2002. His article discusses the rise of obesity in today’s children, shifts the blame to parents, and encourages more parents to act as better role models to their children to further promote a healthy lifestyle. Thesis: While I absolutely agree with Weintraub that parents hold strong influences on and control over children,
So since they have low income they only thing they can do is go buy fast food. Arken and Houston also state more causes of obesity in the inner-city, “Obesity is determined by many factors (e.g inactivity, high-fat diet cultural preference)”(2).The culture the parents put their child in is basically by forced because of their living situation. With the low income it’s hard for the African American people to take their child to get health insurance, so they can’t receive advice from the medical establishment on how to prevent obesity. In, “Facing Up to Childhood Obesity” Phillips states the effects of inactivity in Great Britain. Arken and Houston do the same in Obesity in Inner-City African
I write this essay because I CARE ABOUT OUR HEALTH. One reason our planet should convince fat people to exercise because if there were a ton of fat people eating ALL of OUR FOOD then it would be a global CRISIS. People would starve and wars would begin in the fight for food (or survival). Well anyways, fat people are proven to eat more food because their heavy weight causes them to use for energy while moving so to make up for that lost energy, food is needed. We are not like plants that make their own food, we are omnivores who hunt and scavenge for any type of non-rotten food that is cooked.