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Evan Michel
Mrs. Enfield
English Vo1A
August 28, 2012
Pound for Pound
Bite by bite. That is exactly how David Zinczenko, editor-in-chief of Men’s Health magazine, chomped his weight up into a 212-pound behemoth, gorging away as a fast food addict. While one would expect that the newly buff Zinczenko would pontificate about the marvels of his reformed ways, instead he chooses in his article “Don’t Blame the Eater” to give a pass to fast food overeaters. Never mind about Type 2 diabetes. What is cholesterol anyway? Who cares about fitting into an airplane seat? Interestingly, Radley Balko appears to initially agree with Zinczenko in the article, “What You Eat Is Your Business.” Yet, while Zinczenko emerges as a sympathizer to overeaters, looking to government entities to force personal accountability, Balko rejects the notion of government intervention regarding obesity, favoring voluntary personal accountability instead. In fact, both Zinczenko and Balko actually do a disservice to fast food junkies, but for different reasons. Once portly himself, Zinczenko presents some logical arguments as he sides with the fast food eaters. First, he cites the lack of available options for an American kid to find an affordable meal on the streets, as he tries to disentangle himself from the golden arches of more than 13,000 McDonald’s restaurants across the nation. Next, Zinczenko would assert that milkshakes and fries lead to obesity, obesity leads to Type 2 diabetes, and Type 2 diabetes leads to $100 billion in health costs a year. Finally, ignoring the maxim that, “You Are What You Eat”, Zinczenko instead places blame on the fast food industry for its failure to educate its customers about what they are eating, as the providers produce unintelligible calorie information charts posted in hard-to-reach places. For Zinczenko, the simple solution is a lawsuit. Yet, how does a lawsuit that blames corporate giants reform and encourage self-discipline among the masses
Mrs. Enfield
English Vo1A
August 28, 2012
Pound for Pound
Bite by bite. That is exactly how David Zinczenko, editor-in-chief of Men’s Health magazine, chomped his weight up into a 212-pound behemoth, gorging away as a fast food addict. While one would expect that the newly buff Zinczenko would pontificate about the marvels of his reformed ways, instead he chooses in his article “Don’t Blame the Eater” to give a pass to fast food overeaters. Never mind about Type 2 diabetes. What is cholesterol anyway? Who cares about fitting into an airplane seat? Interestingly, Radley Balko appears to initially agree with Zinczenko in the article, “What You Eat Is Your Business.” Yet, while Zinczenko emerges as a sympathizer to overeaters, looking to government entities to force personal accountability, Balko rejects the notion of government intervention regarding obesity, favoring voluntary personal accountability instead. In fact, both Zinczenko and Balko actually do a disservice to fast food junkies, but for different reasons. Once portly himself, Zinczenko presents some logical arguments as he sides with the fast food eaters. First, he cites the lack of available options for an American kid to find an affordable meal on the streets, as he tries to disentangle himself from the golden arches of more than 13,000 McDonald’s restaurants across the nation. Next, Zinczenko would assert that milkshakes and fries lead to obesity, obesity leads to Type 2 diabetes, and Type 2 diabetes leads to $100 billion in health costs a year. Finally, ignoring the maxim that, “You Are What You Eat”, Zinczenko instead places blame on the fast food industry for its failure to educate its customers about what they are eating, as the providers produce unintelligible calorie information charts posted in hard-to-reach places. For Zinczenko, the simple solution is a lawsuit. Yet, how does a lawsuit that blames corporate giants reform and encourage self-discipline among the masses