Dont Blame The Eater

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Don’t Blame the Eater. In his article “Don’t Blame the Eater”, David Zinczenko complains about fast food companies that spend billions of dollars on advertising and marketing their products instead of providing more information about negative side effects of fast food to people. His own experience of getting 212 pounds by age 15 confirms how dangerous fast food might be, especially for children and teenagers. The author indicts those companies, because there is no information about the calories, health hazards and warning labels on the packages. David Zinczenko believes that fast food companies are the only reason of children’s obesity. To tell you honestly, my feelings on this issue are mixed. I do support David’s Zinczenko position that we should blame fast food companies for children obesity. But on the other hand, I am not sure if only fast food companies are guilty. I agree with the author that there should be more information about negative side effects and warnings about the possible diseases, but also I have always believed that parents and teachers play a big role in children’s lives. They give education and cultivation; they help children to grow up. So I think they should pay a little bit more attention to what and where their children or students eat. Probably it is going to take a lot of time to make fast food companies to label their products with all side effects, but it is not going to take a lot of time to create some classes in schools and colleges about fast food health hazards. To support my thesis I would like to give a small example from my personal life. When I was a kid, my parents paid a lot of attention to my diet, they were explaining how fast food is bad for my body and how vegetables and fruits are healthy. And I am so thankful for that. Now many years later I still remember their advise and I have never had

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