He insists they would not eat as much if they knew that it was bad for them or if the industry put nutrition labels on their food. My outlook on this topic varied significantly from that of Zinczenko’s. I feel that it is not the fault of the fast food company. Neither would I put blame on the younger children who eat fast food. I would put most of the culpability on the parents who do not teach their kids how to maintain a healthy lifestyle and buy their children unhealthy food. I disagree completely that we as Americans suffer from lack of information about nutrition in fast food.
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. He made a point to show health concerns with being obese and eating fast food regularly, such as type two diabetes which has risen about twenty-five percent since 1994. This raise in diabetes also requires much funding for the United States to spend to try to find a cure. David explains how there is very few alternatives for the youth of America because those health alternatives are more expensive and harder to find. False advertising is also another unpleasant practice that fast food companies use to lure in costumers.
The Fast Food Industry is responsible for obesity in America as they have many fast food restaurants typically many within a small radius providing cheap easy solutions to societies hunger. David Zinczenko, a writer for The New York Times, describes marketing powers in his assessment "Don't Blame the Eater" he states that just about all fast food restaurants falsely advertise their foods and pass to many as a "healthy" meal choice but little do people know is that they are still extremely unhealthy foods that should not be included in anybody's diet what so ever. There has been many varieties of marketing techniques developed over the years of the fast food industry's attempts to persuade others to eat at their establishments. The fact that the foods they are extremely unhealthy for people of all ages from kids to adults is helping to cause obesity throughout America although some may be aware of the risks the average American still continues to eat out at fast food establishments along with the family giving the fast food industry a chance to get the entire family hooked for life. Going to fast food restaurants to prove his theory about how horrible fast food restaurants are for the human body.
When the requested products were finally available in the stores, the prices of the products were very high and the product variety was extremely limited. The high prices of the products made these unaffordable for a large part of the customer base. The limited variety of the requested food products gave customers very few options in healthier food choices. The decision by Company Q management to throw out day-old food products, instead of donating these to the local Food Bank again highlights the lack of social responsibility towards the community in which Company Q does business. This action demonstrates a lack of interest to aid the less fortunate in the community, as well as failing to increase their customer base.
Prof. Neuman ENC 101 March 10, 2014 “Don’t Blame the Eater” Summary “Don’t Blame the Eater” by David Zinczenko points out how easy it is to go and buy unhealthy food. Due to the growing expense of the fast food industry, unhealthy food can be purchased at any fast food restaurant, but the numbers of nutritional restaurants are declining. If you drive down any street, you will find more than one fast food restaurant, but if you drive back up the block you will not find a place to buy healthy foods. As an obese child, David recalls the limited options of nutritional food in and outside of his household. Parents today are allowing their children to eat more fast food because it is fast, convenient and seemly affordable.
They cant eat pork, rabbit, reptiles, or even animals who have died of natural causes, wines or grape juice which have not been supervised as being produced, and they cannot eat most hard cheeses. It is clear that Jewish people spend more time in the kitchen, as they need to be very precautious about what they eat. This is evident in the law that states “Not to boil meat with milk”. This justifies that meat and dairy products cannot be consumed
Food served today does not come with proper warning labels. The food industry is marketing to a group of children and since there are no warnings, it will cause more problems. Problems like sickness, obesity, & litigious parents. Honestly the obesity problem in America wont is solved quickly. There is so much money to be made and for a fast food company to do something that would endanger their revenue is unlikely to happen.
We go out to dinner and order the biggest meal we can find and end up only eating less than half and leaving the restaurant not realizing how much food is wasted and not considering the fact that there are so many people struggling around the world for just a couple bites of the food we have just wasted. It is so sad to see women at one point maintaining a good amount of weight but now are struggling because they felt like they are not good enough, skinny, or pretty
While fast food is convenient and sometimes even more affordable than preparing a meal at home, overindulgence in such behavior is directly linked to adverse health problems. On the other hand, with the economy the way it is and the over accommodating fast food establishments offering one dollar food items, who is ultimately accountable for the obesity problem? I interviewed five of my friends regarding
The median per capita income is about $16,000.00 less than the national average and less that 50 percent of the adults over 25 have graduated high school” (413). Mr. Robinson works a part time job to make an extra dollar (415) which in turn leads to less time with his daughters and therefore the habits that they all have learned about eating can’t be addressed as a family. The circumstances leading to this way of life for the Robinson family play a major role in the outcome. An individual who lacks the income necessary to purchase healthy food may turn to cheaper, unhealthy food. Haygood‘s essay implies the financial burden of purchasing more expensive foods limits the ability to choose a healthy lifestyle.