David Zinczenko's Don T Blame The Eater

Zinczencko complains that unlike many other hazardous items, fast food does not come with warnings on how terrible the food is for one’s health and its future effects. He emphasizes that even if the customers were able to obtain the nutritional facts, they are not palpable, but rather obscure. He points out that the fast-food companies make the nutrition labels vague and misleading; they calculate the calories for every separate part of the meal, and they make it so the consumer must pay attention to serving size as well. He observes that the fast-food industry can get away with confusing labels because there are not any Food and Drug Administration labeling requisites (Word Smart, p. 220) covering fast food. Zinczenko complains that there is not any sort of nutritional labeling on the menus at fast-food restaurants. Now, nine years later, there are some changes, but his point is still valid. McDonald’s menu now states the calories of each meal, but as Zinczenko points out, it is very difficult to

Research shows that when such information is given, customers use it to limit the way they eat. This can consume an average loss of calories than they typically did before labeling. This trend poses increased risk, not just in terms of calories, but in terms of unhealthful ingredients such as fat and sodium. According to the passage, "the U.S. government agrees that restaurant meals should be labeled. It is part of the Affordable Care Act of 2010, which requires that standard menu items include information on nutrition 1". This poses that fast food places and restaurants should in fact label information, not only for ones own health but it is required.

In David Zinczenko’s article “Don’t Blame the Eater” he focuses on the fast food industry and their role in the increasing health and obesity issues of our nation’s children, as well as these issues potentially becoming a serious problem that we will all have to deal with if we collectively don’t do something about it now. When it comes to the topic of fast food, most of us can agree that it is not the best source of nutrition. It is unhealthy and can be the cause of many serious health issues with our children such as obesity related Type 2 diabetes, stomach ulcers and even heart disease, high cholesterol, sleep apnea or even cancer. We can even agree that fast-food diets are a major contributing factor to

If restaurants did not have these nutritional facts people on diets would not know what they are eating. They will assume that it is healthy when it is not. Some pregnant women have to eat a certain type of foods for their baby. Some pregnant women need to eat less or more calories, carbs, vitamins, and fats. At Walmart you are able to see what some items are like they will use the words “ Lite, Lowfat, or Heart Smart.” If restaurants had something similar or, just have the information we would have healthy babies and healthy citizens. In the passage “Label the Meals,” it states that “only 18 percent of people started to go out to eat in the 1977 30 years later the percentage almost doubled.” If resturants did not have these facts posted a

Zinczenko’s rhetorical comments on the fast food industry are spaced throughout his piece. Zinczenko also states that alternative options are hard to find when fast food is readily available. “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” (Zinczenko 463). This strong statement proves Zinczenko’s irritated tone throughout his piece. Zinczenko’s stand that the fast food industry is responsible for obesity.

Zinczenko's is experienced in the matter of fast food and the disastrous effects it can have on a person's health because he experienced it from a first-person perspective. His personal experiences and the knowledge that he gathered through the years enabled him to understand that many fast-food companies make it difficult for customers to interpret information concerning their products. The writer highlights that many people are tricked into adopting particular attitudes with regard to foods because they believe that it is healthy for them to do so. However, it appears that even salads are typically probable to contain much more calories than advertised.

What i mean by this is people with healthy habits look for these labelings to be on their menus because it helps the se how much calories or fats are in a certain food and it's not just people with healthy habits that do this it is everybody a lot of people look for labeling on their menus of their foods. If you read paragraph three of food labeling if states “this trend poses increased risks for all of us, not just in terms of calories, but in terms of unhealthful ingredients such as fat and sodium. Armed With relevant information, consumers can address this risk and be better for

Should there be a law that requires restaurants and fast food places to post nutritional information, including calories, fat content, and sodium, on their menus? I believe it is necessary to post nutritional information on restaurants and fast food places because it will help people be more health-conscious of what they eat and what they shouldn’t eat too much of. Studies also show that it reduces calories consumed when they are available. I also believe that the other author that claims that the studies’ claim is false.

Fast food restaurants are the only option for many teenagers today because their parents often work during the day. The problem is that fast food companies are easy to eat and has a fast service. If people were truly thinking about their meal, it might influence consumers to look for healthier options. At home, parents are the ones who feed their children. If they continue to feed their children hamburgers and french-fries, their children will continuously want more and more. It is set out their healthy pattern as opposed to obesity. David Zinczenko states “Before 1994, diabetes in children was generally caused by a genetic disorder -- only about 5 percent of childhood cases were obesity related, or Type 2, diabetes. Today, according to the National Institute of Health, Type 2 diabetes account for at least 30 percent of all new childhood cases of diabetes in this country”(463). There are so many other meal options, but the parents are not taking that extra steps. When children grow up, they are going to be unhappy with their weight because it is not their fault to be served with the fast food from their teenage years. Even with other options, the parents are the ones who buy their kids the meal. A little kids can’t drive through a fast food restaurant and order foods, the parents are the ones who give it to them. All parents want their children to be healthy, and fast food is making them

Fast food is extremely popular in North America in that it is a cheap, convenient, and delicious way to eat. It is also no secret that a quick meal is as unhealthy as tasty. Due to the fact that eating a large number of fast foods can cause health problems, an issue of food labelling has been the subject of debate in recent years. Some agree with this idea, saying it helps people in making healthier choices. However, unhealthy fast foods with warning labels is definitely not necessary because of the possibility of being a short-sighted policy, the difficulty of providing accurate information, and the responsibility of individual’s.

The FDA tried to help consumers make healthy choice when consume foods by provide and encourage accurate label, whether for the nutrition facts label, menu label and the sodium level label that said about a particular product. The nutrition fact label improved on the format and content that display on the package such as highlight the calories and serving information concise that will reflect the portion serving per person and add a caterigo of “Added Sugars, Vitamin D and potassium” for helping people who under the calorie limitation to know so they are not consuming more than it should. Also, FDA reinforces restaurant to make the menu label for consumers that eat out so consumer aquice the nutrition information such as calorie count for food,

It has been proven that amounts of fast food can be harmful and unhealthy; however, when paired with other healthier options, the results will not be as harsh. During the Food Fight special, it was discussed that “as a nation we accept personal responsibility as the default solution to things.” It is up to the people to be aware of the foods they are eating, and their nutritional values, but it is also up to the producers to put forth the effort to make discovering the nutritional information easy. For example, at Subway, nutritional facts are on their napkins and other paper products; this helps the customer know exactly what they are ingesting and how many fewer calories they are eating as opposed to other restaurants (McDonalds, etc). This is a great initiative because it educates the customer and creates a trust between the consumer and the producer. In Food Fight, it is mentioned over and over that America, and even the world, would have drastically lower obesity levels if more customers were educated about the unhealthy nature of fast food products. More and more restaurants and other chains are posting their nutritional facts on their websites and with many people getting smart phones, we are getting closer to the point where claiming ignorance over what one is eating will be an untenable

It is at a young age that learning right from wrong occurs; simultaneously, children should be pushed towards rightful and healthy eating habits. As Daniel Weintraub argues , in “The battle against fast food begins In the home,” it’s the parents who should be “...teaching kids healthy eating.. Habits,” (3). From a psychological perspective, if a seven year old boy grows up in a house where insults, alcohol, and violence occur daily; the most logical outcome is observation and imitation of what the father does. Similarly, if a child is raised in a home where fast food is a go to, the child will grow used to it, and on the long run adhere to that lifestyle. It's not just the issue of obesity being caused by fast food; it's the deathly diseases that come along with it. According to Barry Popkin, a professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina, in the article, “The New War on Obesity,” those who over consume these foods have shown a higher incidence of chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and others (4). Most of us know someone with diabetes or have seen someone who suffers from it, and the despairing it causes the diseased and the family members, it is devastating. In addition, imagine using the money of diabetes treatments for the homeless, schools, better

For decades the Fast-food industry has supplied Americans with tasty, comforting food, quickly and at a low cost. It was not until recently, when the health craze first hit America in the late 1980’s that the corporations developed a new approach to marketing health food products to fit their customer’s wants (Nielsen). The most common fast food chains, such as McDonalds and Subway, started advertising “healthier” food items on their menus to continue appealing to the general public. While fast food restaurants give the impression of offering healthy food, nutritionist studies show healthy alternatives are not as nutritious as advertised and can lead to possible calorie underestimation and overconsumption (Chandon 85). In order to

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