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.
As shown by the statistics that he presents, Type 2 diabetes has greatly increased lately as a result of obesity , which has led to the spending of an incredible amount of money towards its treatment. Basically the message that David Zinczenko passes through this article is that things have to change in order to decrease the negative health and economically related problems. We collectively need to do something about it. On the other hand, Radly Balko , the author of the article “ What you eat is your business “ presents the issue from a totally different point of view. Just by reading the title of the article we can tell his position which is more about personal responsibility rather than collective.
How does the author prove his/her thesis? • Does the author explain why detractors from his/her thesis are incorrect or weak arguments? NOTE: The thesis may not be a sentence clearly established in the opening of the book. You may have to think about this. • Discuss the author’s use of evidence to prove his/her thesis.
False statements and bad advice come from the lack of any of these elements. Exhibiting these three aspects of character in your discourse can play a large part in gaining credibility for your ideas. As regards the academic essay, be sure to have your writing appear written by a person of good sense by following the format dictated by the Modern Language Association (M.L.A.) or American Psychological Association (A.P.A.) or whatever your particular academic community wants.
The law professor at the University of Colorado and author of numerous scholarly articles and books, Paul Campos, in his essay “Being Fat is OK,” published in Jewish World Review in 2001 addresses the topic of obesity and argues that the charts that gives one’s Body Mass Index (BMI) are based on a remarkably elaborate series of untruths, due to the America’s multibillion-dollar diet industry. He supports this claim by first pointing out the absence of any “solid” scientific data that link overweight and death, then by supplying the most basic axiom of the scientific method to dispute the idea that thin people are healthier than fat people, and finally by providing statistics that show the failure rates for diets. Campos’ purpose is to call attention to the flaws of the BMI chart that consider most of the Americans as overweight, in order to convince people that this is a myth, spread by the U.S diet industry to help it earn greater profits. He adopts a scholarly, casual, and ironic tone for his audience of overweight Americans, the readers of the Jewish World Review magazine. The visiting professor in the sociology department at the London School of Economics, author and consultant to the British National Health Service, Susie
Suzy Woodell Johnston 6/7 In Class Write Analysis: Introduction December 14, 2011 In the book Fast Food Nation by investigative journalist Eric Schlosser, he introduces his thoughts full speed ahead and gives many facts and commentary to make the reader agree with his point of view that fast food is indeed a horrible trend right now in society. Schlosser’s intent in this section is to make the audience sit back and realize just how terrible fast food is and its effects on our world today. Schlosser discusses that even young, adolescent children are drawn so firmly towards the industry, “a survey of American school children found that 96 percent could identify Ronald McDonald. The only fictional character with a higher degree of recognition was Santa Claus. The golden arches are now more widely recognized than the Christian cross” (Schlosser 4-5).
Jessica Ely Professor Lawrence ENGL1020 20 September 2012 Blame the Eater As Americans we are always hearing “don’t blame yourself for being obese blame the government.” Balko begins his essay with telling us that Time magazine and ABC News will host a three-day talk on obesity. The author says that the “summit promises to be a pep rally for media, nutrition activists, and policy makers” (395). Responsibility and government control over health care is the issue that Radly Balko tackles in “What You Eat Is Your Business”. The author argues that Americans are not taking responsibility for their eating habits and making it the general publics health problem. Balko feels that the issue of being obese should be your own problem and not the entire United States, and the government should not get “between us and our waistline”.
The study concludes it destroys beneficial intestinal bacteria. However Duke University has a lot of financial backing from the sugar industry. James Turner, chairman of citizens for health was shock an outraged by Dukes findings; He even states that the same study used to conduct the finding of obesity and side effects is the same study use to get the product approved from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. What we can conclude is there are still conflicting information out there in relations to artificial sweeteners and more studies will have to be done to conclude if splenda is safe, as well as if it contributes to obesity. REFERENCES: Answer Corporation (2012) How Safe is Splenda http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_safe_is_Splenda Bilger, Burkhart (May 2006) the History of Splenda the Best-Selling Artificial Sweetener in America http://www.laleva.org/eng/2006/12/the_history_of_splenda_the_bestselling_artificial_ sweetener_in_america.html Central Valley Bariatrics (March 9, 2009) Consumers Affairs, Splenda Contributes to Weight Gain http://www.dssurgery.com/newsletters/splenda-contributes-to-weight-gain.php McNeil Nutritionals, LLC (1996-2012) Splenda Truth, Your Health
Summary: What You Eat Is Your Business In What You Eat is Your Business; Radley Balko argues that the government is employing multiple means to combat obesity, such as using the media to promote an anti-obesity campaign; using health initiatives to ban junk food in schools, applying tax dollars to create more sidewalks and bike trails, demand more labeling from food companies, and pushing that same industry to be more accountable. As David pointed out all this action is “bringing [the] government between you and your waistline”. David explains that politicians have already clung to the idea. President Bush allocated millions of dollars in the federal budget for that very campaign. Schools across the country have already begun to make changes to the health options they offer on the schools campuses.
Immigration Policy The inscription on the base of the Statue of Liberty reads: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” (“The New Colossus”) This quotation epitomizes the concept that America is a land of refuge for all nations. The current American immigration policies are too strict. I believe America should naturalize the illegal immigrants for three reasons. The first reason is they provide significant economic benefits; the second reason is a mass deportation operation would wreak havoc on our economy.