is to blame Many American’s are complaining about the weight they are gaining due to the fast food industry. They put their blame towards the industry for their current health issues‚ when they were the ones to make that choice to eat there. Everyone has their own choice on what they eat‚ but what if your brain is actually making you make that choice for you? They say that you need to take personal responsibility for the food you chose to eat. David Zinczenko states in “Don’t Blame the Eater”
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comparing “Don’t blame the Eater” by David Zinczenko with the essay written by Radley Balko “What you eat is your business”. A title is one of the most important pieces of the paper work. The title is the tool that the author uses to catch the reader’s attention. If the title is not good enough‚ the reader will not read the article. In my personal opinion I believe both titles do a good job to catch up the reader’s attention or at least mine. The first title “Don’t Blame the Eater” is really simple
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need for their fast convenient food. But who’s really to Blame? David Zinczenko tries to answer this question in his article called “Don’t Blame the Eater”‚ by comparing the rise in childhood heath issues with the popularity and convenience of the fast food industry. When we begin to read a page or two of his writings‚ Zinczenko’s message begins to quickly reveal itself‚ “Childhood obesity has risen since 1994”(392)‚ and according to Zinczenko and the National Institutes of Health‚ “Type 2 diabetes
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the richest‚ most technologically advanced and powerful country in the world‚ but it is also known as home to the most obese population in the world. It is because of the environment that is filled with fast food stores. As David Zinczenko says in his essay “Don’t Blame the Eater”‚ “Drive down any thoroughfare in America‚ and I guarantee you’ll see one of our country’s more than 13‚000 McDonald’s restaurants. Now‚ Drive back up the block and try to find someplace to buy a grapefruit.” (p392). Paraphrasing
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diet because it is unhealthy. He blames food industries and medical industries for all the new treatments and also for making processed food and selling them in the market. David Zinczenko the author of “Don’t Blame The Eater”‚ agree with Michael Pollan. Michael Pollan tell people to stay from western diet and David Zinczenko tell people to look at the back of the products and check what is the ingredients in the food. He also said that people are getting sick because they are not looking at the
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for this problem. Whereas some are convinced “Don’t Blame the Eater”‚ that the fast-food industry is responsible‚ other maintains that is a personal responsibility and what you eat is your business. My feeling on the issue are mixed. I do support Radley Balko’s position that it is a personal responsibility “What you eat is you business”. However I find that Radley Balko has over looked some issue on the corporation’s side and I also agree with David Zinczenko’s argument that it is corporate responsibility
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Is Fast Food the New Tobacco: Six Summaries of Some Related Literature In David Zinczenko’s article “Don’t Blame the Eater‚” first published on November 23‚ 2002 in the New York Times: Zinczenko argues that children have no other affordable choice to fast food which leads to health problems and health cost. Specifically‚ Zinczenko came from a split home‚ dad went his way and mom worked long hours‚ lunch and diner was a choice of numerous fast food restaurants where the affordable
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When the parents take their kids to eat fast food to no fault of their own are they being lied to about how much calories are in their meal. In “Don’t Blame the Eater” by David Zinczenko it says “...one company’s Web site lists its chicken salad as containing 150 calories; the almonds and noodles that come with it(an additional 190 calories) are listed separately. Adding a serving of the 280-calorie dressing‚ and you’ve
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How many grocery stores? David Zinczenko states in his essay “Don’t Blame the Eater”‚ “Drive down any thoroughfare in America‚ and I guarantee you’ll see one of our country’s more than 13‚000 McDonald’s restaurants. Now‚ drive back up the block and try to find someplace to buy grapefruit” (392). In “Kentucky
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In the essay “Don’t Blame the Eater”‚ David Zincezenko talk about how fast food has contributed to the increasing amount of obese and unhealthy children in the U.S. Over the years many people has tried to sue these fast food restaurants like McDonalds‚ KFC‚ and Taco Bell for making them fat. David uses his own personal experience growing up to help bring perspective to everyone of how easy it is for people to choose unhealthy eating habits. He talk about how his mom worked and didn’t really have
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