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.
Apart from the political turmoil, Candore was in the midst of a rare viral epidemic. Health authorities estimated that one percent of the population would be infected. ViroBlax is one of the drugs used in the treatment of this viral epidemic. Gentura was under severe pressure from the new government to produce ViroBlax at a subsidized price. This would cause a breach of the contract because subsidized production of ViroBlax violated the payment terms of the contract between Gentura and CadMex..
Underreporting of quality problems and adverse events are common. Fear of reprisal are described in literature that discuss professional consequences of whistleblowing and explores nurses’ reasons both for reporting poor practice and for failing to report. Such fears may be further fueled by media coverage. The review focuses on patient care, safety, and nurse’s fear of reprisal. E. Purpose of the study Nevada legislature committee wanted to do a study to examine the RN’s attitudes and feelings towards patient advocacy activities.
This was a much higher than expected percentage of abnormal test results. These new findings suggested that fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine are the likely cause of heart valve problems of the type that prompted FDA’s two earlier warnings concerning “Fen-Phen,” a combination of fenfluramine and phentermine (Bachorik, 1997). American Home Products was accused of withholding information that would have warned Fen-Phen users of the risks involved so they could continue to sell the popular diet drug (Fen-Phen Lawsuit). One of the main side effects of Fen-Phen is primary pulmonary hypertension. This is a fatal disorder, resulting in the death of sufferers when blood vessels in the lungs constrict and cause a thickening and shutting down of the lung’s blood vessels.
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
Furthermore, Valenzuela portrays fast food juggernauts like ‘KFC’ and ‘McDonalds’ in a deceitful and untrustworthy manner with the intended effect of evoking guilt and shame upon those who consume these foods. Valenzuela asserts that the ‘tower burger’, advertised at the cricket for KFC supplies ‘about a third of a typical child’s energy requirements’. This further authenticates his argument by exploiting his credentials as a medical researcher to illustrate the ‘junk food’ chain in a negative
The Sugar-Heavy-Low Nutrient Breakfast of Champions Andrea R. Wilkerson PSYCH 500 July 16, 2012 Dr. Jody Pendleton The Sugar-Heavy-Low Nutrient Breakfast of Champions The prevalence of childhood obesity has received increasing attention. Individual physical and psychological health and social and economic development are significantly impacted by personal weight. Recent Decades have seen an increasing prevalence of childhood obesity. Obesity in children is linked to adult obesity and is accompanied by adverse health status (Bouchard, 1997). There is robust science linking exposure to food marketing and poor diet, and in an effort to protect children from food marketing, the public health community has proposed a variety of remedial
Nadene Barker Issue Proposal- Revised How Mandatory Vaccination Will Curb the Spread of measles Measles is a highly contagious disease for which there is an available vaccine. It is transmitted in the air through coughing and sneezing. At present there is an outbreak of the disease that is preventable if parents vaccinate their children. Should the measles vaccine be mandatory? Should parents be held responsible for failing to get their children vaccinated?
Madden 1 Harvey Madden Mrs. Crabtree English 101 Nov. 10th, 2012 Who’s to Blame? David Zinczenco, the editor-in-chief of Men’s Health Magazine wrote, “Don’t Blame the Eater.” In his reading he cites the irresponsible actions of fast food establishments, such as marketing to young kids, not providing nutritional facts completely, being responsible for obesity and poor health issues in many Americans today. This poses the question. Can they be held accountable? In all reality, maybe it is the lack of concern and the love of financial gain that these establishments thrive off of.
And it is not surprising that childhood obesity is a good indicator for the likelihood of obesity into adulthood. What is surprising, however, as Galvez (2003) points out, is that "studies on obesity consistently report a higher prevalence of obesity in African Americans and Mexican Americans compared with the white, non-Hispanic population" (p. A684). The etiology of childhood overweight is multifaceted, but is seemingly always tied to socioeconomic factors. Poor nutritional choices and a sedentary lifestyle cause obesity, but it is societal stressors that lead to these inadequate choices. Such stressors include increased exposure to television advertisements for unhealthy foods, unsafe neighborhoods which inhibit outdoor play and exercise, and limited availability of healthy, fresh foods in low socioeconomic residential areas (Galvez 2003).