The Pros And Cons Of Fast Food

The article “Don't Blame The Eater,” written by David Zinczenko evokes readers the crucial impact that fast food restaurants have in today's nation's youth causing them to be over weight and have type 2ndiabetes. Throughout Zinczenko's argument he makes the reader view the consumer as a victim yet on the other hand, what he is trying to persuade us to believe by using logos,pathos,and ethos in his argument is that the food industry is the one making the nation's youth to increase obesity. The capacity of impressive questions and personal experience, he composed in the text he is able to comprehensively argue against the fast food industry. The author persuades us right away by starting of with a question: “Kids taking on McDonald's this

In Michael Pollan’s essay “Escape from the Western Diet,” he informs Americans about the western diet and believes they need to escape from it. The reason Americans should escape the western diet is to avoid the harmful effects associated with it such as “western diseases” (Pollan, 434). To support his view on the issue, Pollan describes factors of the western diet that dictate what Americans believe they should eat. These factors include scientists with their theories of nutritionism, the food industry supporting the theories by making products, and the health industry making medication to support those same theories. Overall, Pollan feels that in order to escape this diet, people need to get the idea of it out of their heads. In turn he

Obesity has become increasingly more prominent in American society. It is also a major health issue affecting many adults and children in the US every year. In his article "Don't Blame the Eater," David Zinczenko sympathizes with children who are suing McDonald’s making them fat. In his own experience as a “latchkey kid”, he knows how easily fast food makes teenagers put on weight with a steady diet of fast food meals. Zinczenko argues that both lack of fast food alternative companies and lack of providing nutrition information contribute to childhood obesity.

Judging from the title of David Freedman’s “How Junk Food Can End Obesity” published in The Atlantic, Freeman's audience, the upper middle class of America, conjures up an image of a crazy Freedman throwing away every piece of scientific data that shows junk food is hazardous to your health. However, this is not the case. Freedman brings to light a more compromising approach to solving America’s obesity problem. His opinion is that by manufacturing healthier fast food we can solve America’s obesity issue and that his method would be able to be established nation-wide in a cheaper, fast and more effortless way than some other methods proposed. Not all, but the majority of The Atlantic’s audience cares about

In the end you can summarize this essay on eating healthier by his 9 final rules.1. Eat food “the real stuff” 2. Avoid food that has health claims, 3. Avoid food that have unfamiliar ingredients, 4. Stay away from the super market, 5. Pay more for your healthy food then eat less of it, 6. Eat mostly plants, 7. Eat like the French, 8. Cook for yourself, 9. Eat like an omnivore. After reading this article by Pollan, I have been moved on a personal level to become a more conscious and healthy eater. Most of his advice is simple and easy to follow I guess we will know if he was right or not by gauging our health against our next generation’s health.

There are various different perspectives on the issue of fast food. Some people believe that this

In today’s society a huge issue is that we constantly hear about the food industry in America. We often hear in the news that obesity rates have increased, or that Americans have many diseases that contribute to being obese. “What You Eat is Your Business” by Radley Balko expresses that people are at fault for making such unhealthy food choices. Others argue that the food industry is to blame for being so unhealthy. According to David Zinczenko in “Don’t Blame the Eater” he blames the fast food industry as well as the consumer. Zinczenko asks “shouldn’t we know better than to eat two meals a day in fast food restaurant’s?” (392). So, who is to blame for American’s eating so much unhealthy food? Should it be the consumers’ burden or the fast food companies? On one hand, as consumers we continue to purchase foods that we know are making us overweight. On the other hand, fast food companies continue to offer high in calories foods.

In this this reading “Escape from the Western Diet” by Michael Pollan, Pollan talks about a variety of scientific nutritional theories that are believed to be responsible for the numerous number of people that have been plague by diseases due to following the “Western Diet”. But Pollan believes that these theories are invalid and states that the food and health industries are the ones to blame. He believes that both the food/health industry are to blame because when the food industry decides to release new products they use nutritional theories while the health industry does the same when creating new prescriptions and treatments. His solution to this problem is follow what Denis Burkitt suggested which is to revert and follow the diet of our

As many Americans know, there is currently an obesity epidemic that is sweeping the nation. With more food advertisements, bigger portion sizes, and Americans eating more calories than ever before; Linder makes his viewpoint very clear on how this is negatively affecting our nation. In his article “Fat of the Land”, Linder looks at all of the possible leading factors on who is to blame on the current situation in resulting of more than 60% of adults in America being overweight. The main contributing people to blame for the obesity epidemic is of course, the fast food industry. Linder’s main argument starts with his comparison of American’s calorie intake in the 1950’s, than comparing it to today. With stating the other side’s viewpoint on while advertisements and marketing are always surrounding the world around us; it is not forcing us to do anything. With his basic statement claiming that people will be people and at the end of the day, it’s their decision if they want to eat that 1,000 calorie filled Big Mac from McDonalds. Linder does a substantial job at informing the reader about the many dangers causing obesity, while also persuading them by giving tips to lead a well-balanced, healthier lifestyle.

The story of the fast food industry and its effect on the world is well told in the book Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser. Schlosser makes the claim that, what started out as a special treat for the kids eventually ended up defining a way of life. During a brief period of time, the fast food industry has helped transform not only the American diet, but also our countryside, economy, workforce, and popular culture. The book thoroughly describes how important the two factors of money and power are in today's society. The book clearly establishes the broader thesis that as consumers, we should know what we eat even if it makes us uncomfortable by the knowledge.

Obesity has become an epidemic in today’s society. Today around 50% of America is now considered to be over weight. Fast-food consumption has been a major contributor to the debate of the twenty-first century. Chapter thirteen, titled “Is Fast-Food the New Tobacco,” in the They Say I Say book, consists of authors discussing the debate of fast-food’s link to obesity. Authors debate the government’s effects on the fast-food industry, along with whether or not the fast-food industry is to blame for the rise in obesity throughout America. While some people blame the fast food industry for the rise in obesity, others believe it is a matter of personal responsibility to watch what someone eats and make sure they get the proper exercise.

Every day while sitting on the couch eat a burger, and soon many people learn what the obesity hype is all about. Fast food companies are advertising more food for less money with fast service. The media tends to change images for their target customers, to make the food more appealing to those that are watching. Laziness is one of the main causes of obesity in our country. Obesity in the United States is at a high due to the increasing fast food chains, media influence, and a lack of exercise. The idea of having a meal made for them in less than five minutes is somewhat exciting to the view of many individuals.” fast food firms introduced these alternative meals in response to changing consumer tastes”(Buchholz). Many fast food stores offer the customer fast service, and a great tasting meal. They provide their service with a smile and a meal that can cost less than 10 dollars. When people mix poor diet with poor

Burger King, McDonalds, Taco Bell and Wendy’s…. the list continues as I salivate over the countless menu options they have to offer. As Americans, we are plagued by mouth-watering commercials of steaming hot French fries and catchy jingles that we muttered throughout our work day. This constant bombardment of successful marketing is created by billion dollar burger corporations that have been blamed for making individuals fat. There are many factors that contribute to obesity in America; however, I do not support placing blame on fast-food establishments. I stand on the platform that Americans must begin to take personal accountability for their own health and well-being, instead of placing blame on eateries for their expanding waist size. To further expand on factors that contribute to obesity, we must be knowledgeable of what the underlining issues truly are, rather than simply charging fast-food establishments with the fault of causing fat. Initially, Americans must understand that indulging in fast food is a matter of choice, and obesity can be avoided by the knowledge made available by these establishments.

When people are looking for jobs, most people tend not to work fast food. In my case, it was my only choice. It was nearing the end of summer and I needed a job before college. No job would hire me because I was leaving for college soon. I did work at Meijer for two years, but I quit going into my senior year to focus on my school and sports. After school ended, I still had commitments to the school, so I could not apply for jobs. I was done around June 2nd, then I had to go to orientation for Indiana State June 6th. When I started applying, I was not getting any calls or emails back. I restrained from applying to fast food, but I had no choice. I finally applied to Wendy’s. I came in thinking it was going to be a terrible job, but it really was not that bad.

Moreover, there are some tips on choosing healthier foods in the fast food restaurants. Salads are one of the best example of a smart choice in choosing the healthy food. It is also advisable to go for bread products that mare made from wheat bread. It is better to make a decision of choosing the boiled preparation of meal compared to the fried prepared meal. It is important to avoid ordering carbonic drinks when we are thirsty, where we should actually go for fruit juices, low – fat milk and diet soda. As these days, the menu card in the fast food restaurants provide nutrition information of the food. So we can always analysis the nutrition information and restrict ourselves from eating not healthy food