Competitive Eating By Sarah Mccarry: Article Analysis

Main Paper #2 In the introduction to “The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Our National Eating Disorder,” author Michael Pollan argues that many American’s in today’s contemporary society have lost touch with where their food comes from and which foods actually are nutritious. We have become an unaware society and allowed our daily simple routine of eating healthy meals to become a complex mess of fear for being unhealthy. I feel that Pollan is making an effective argument in stating his beliefs and factual knowledge on the confused relationship our nation has with food by using factual knowledge and evidence to persuade the audience that he is credible.

Eating disorders have become very common today, not only with women but men too (Bordo 2). This fixation with being skinny can be seen most often with modeling. Men and women both are required to be a certain weight if they want to be accepted to a modeling agency. Failure to stay under the weight limit will most likely terminate their contract with that agency. Not only do we see this in modeling or fashion but professional sports. I will never forget watching the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders show a few years ago and watching how big of a deal that the cheerleaders stay within their set weight limit. One of the cheerleaders was five pounds over that limit and was called in for a warning or she would be kicked off the team. Her response, “I guess I’ll have to cut out my favorite snack, PB and J’s.” That moment forever stuck out to me, and made me realize I would never wish to be put under a weight limit for sports, jobs, etc. People often forget starving your body of nutrients is another form of an eating disorder. Bordo claims that, “Eating disorders are also linked to the contradictions of consumer culture, which is continually encouraging us to binge on our desires at the same time as it glamorizes self-discipline and scorns fat as a symbol of laziness and lack of willpower.” (Bordo 2). With the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders as just an example, it goes to show also how much of an effect

One of the most unhealthy diets in the world is that of an American. It is made up of processed foods and a good amount of television. America easily has the most fast food restaurants in the entire world. Leave it to McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King or any other fast-food restaurant to serve extremely cheap and even unhealthier food at any time during the day or night. ”It tastes good so why not?” That seems to be the question many people are asking now-a-days. Because it is so easily accessible and processed, it is made to be very tasty and extremely unhealthy. Many Americans find his or herself indulging on the these fatty foods of America on a day-to-day basis. While it may taste good at the time, it has a terrible effect on your body

American food culture is not like other countries in the world; the diversity in foods and ethnicity creates its uniqueness. However, Americans mindset of “what should we have for dinner” and the poor decision making about food choices created the “omnivore’s dilemma” or what Pollan, in The Omnivore’s Dilemma calls the American national eating disorder. Pollan explored more about the food that Americans consume in “an investigation of food called the industrial food chain”(Pollan, Omnivore 110). While studying the products in supermarkets, Pollan realized that supermarkets offer a large variety of foods that contain corn, an unhealthy component, in most of its products. While Pollan is compelling claiming that American’s healthy food

With that being said, certain sports put more emphasize on a player’s weight and performance than others. For instance, gymnastics, dancers, wrestlers, divers and long distance runners feature more strain than sports such as basketball, skiing or volleyball. Gymnasts and dancers are highly at risk for developing eating disorders for multiple reasons. The main reason is that their success relies

John Monaghan 11/9/2009 Nutrition Diet Analysis In life, many people participate in various daily events and activities that help them enjoy being who they are. People may enjoy getting together with friends, going to the mall, going to an amusement park or simply finding relaxation in nature. However, a big part of everyone’s life is of course eating and many people find pleasure in doing so. Eating is a very enjoyable and delectable must for everyone but should be done so, like everything in life, in a smart and intelligent way. Being smart and perceptive when eating is a large part of nutrition.

“Our food system is 21st century, but our government’s food-safety system is stuck in the 1900s.” (Bryan Walsh). This is a 21st century of new technology and better health care, but our food-safety system can’t get any better. Food safety is not as safe as it should be. This is one thing that should not be taken for granted. We are dealing with people’s lives and their health. Our government does not care how safe our food is. These meat packing companies and corporations get away from lack of food and safety inspections because people in our own government have worked for these companies. Even though these companies are main source of food, and because of the lack of concern for the food-safety system there needs to be stricter

In the article Diving the Strange Eating Habits of Kids, by Ellen Goodman, it goes over ideas that explain teenager arguing that there isn’t anything to eat in the house. Therefore, Goodman came up with the acronym “NETH,” “Nothing to Eat in The House” Goodman believes that she has unveiled ways adolescents categorize what they’re able to eat according to if the food needs any sort of preparing, or anything that has to do with nutrition. What has adolescents not wanting to spend time eating full course meal other than eat quick snacks that isn’t nutritious.

In the novel Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher, takes place in a small town near Reno, Nevada. It also takes place in their high school, and in the mental sanctuary that Sarah was in. Sara byrnes - She was one of the main characters in the book, she was always being judged and was treated differently because of all of the scars on her face.She never really fit in because of what happened to her face. Eric “Moby” Cahone He is Sarah’s best friend he always has struggled with his weight. He has also been judged because of it. He is always visiting Sarah while she is at the mental hospital, he tries to jog her memory.

The article titled “why eating for the season” is important explores the benefits of eating healthy foods at specific times. This scholarly article begins by discussing how purchasing certain produce during specific times of the years has evolved. Years ago it was only possible to purchase food that were in season. Today, however, most “seasonal” produce is sold years around. This article analogizes this disparity and examines that impact it has on one’s health. The author Janella Purcell argues that it is alarming how certain food, only grown by farmers in a particular season, are now being sold years around. Purcell goes on to add that when food are not is season we should not be consuming them. To further prove her proposition, a table was

In the article, “Fad diets: Slim on good nutrition,” the author, June Daniels, discusses the fad diet scheme plaguing the United States. Over the recent decade, the rate of obesity amongst Americans has increased dramatically. The growing number of obese and overweight individuals has caused fad diets to become a quick and easy cure to a deeper issue. Fad diets are specifically targeted towards obese and/or overweight individuals, promising instant results with minimum effort. More importantly, numerous fad diet weight loss claims have not been backed by extensive research (Daniels 22) . According to Daniels, popular diets, such as Atkins, have been highly emphasized upon because of their high protein, low carb meals (22). The high protein

Is Competitive Eating Really Safe? Wasting food and money sounds like fun right? Well is all in a day's work with competitive eating. Using evidence from “Competitive Eating: How Safe Is It?” by Richard Sine, “Should We Ban Competitive Eating?” by Sarah McCarry and Adee Braun, and “Step Away From

According to “Should we ban competitive eating?” by Sarah McCary and “Competitive eating: How safe is it? By Richard Sine, competitive eating should be banned because it is affecting our community and it is harming our society.

From the beginning of time, feminists have been fighting for equality between women and men. From voting rights, to equal pay, to rights to their own bodies, women have fought for and still continue to fight to enjoy the same luxuries that men do. According to an article by Jess

The parents of these competitors think that all of these aspects will not lead to health issues in the future. But as a result, these risks can lead to short term and long term effects, such as eating disorders. In the span of 10 years, there has been a 270% increase of contestants hospitalized for eating disorders. As young children when they are starved, they begin to inherit diseases, for instance, anorexia. Growing up with anorexia can lead them on to start body shaming themselves, which can result in them self-harming.