WR 121 Essay 1
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Bjorn Smars
Essay 1.2
04/26/2015
The government has a responsibility for obesity
In their recent work, Pollan and Balko have offered intense suggestions that consumers should have responsibility for obesity. Both authors claim that we need to escape from the unhealthy eating habits. On one hand, Pollan states that in order to live in a balanced way, we must “eat food, not too much, mostly plants," namely, people must take responsibility for themselves. Meanwhile, Balko states that obesity should not be defined as a "public health" issue and should be removed from that realm. Also Balko suggested, "We will all make better choices about diet, exercise, and personal health." Zinczenko, on the other hand, claims that people suffer from obesity because of the "lack of alternatives" and "no warning labels." In other words, fast food corporations contribute to obesity because they do not provide nutritional labels on their products. Therefor, fast food corporations have responsibility regarding obesity.
Obesity is becoming more and more serious issue in America, people's ideas clash together on this issue. The question that becomes the key point of contention is: who should be responsible for obesity? If we want to know who contribute to obesity, we need to figure out the cause of obesity. This unhealthy eating habit has become more and more common in our daily life. People mainly focus on their work and studies while ignoring their diet. Fast food is lacking the necessary nutrition, which leads to the questionable assumption that eating a lot will cause some diseases. On one hand, Zinczenko suggests that we should know how much nutrition is in our food and then reasonably arrange our diet plan so it will be balanced better. Fast food companies should provide nutrition information to people, so they can choose their products depending on the information they receive. This way, fast food companies not only protect themselves, but also their customers. However,
Bjorn Smars
Essay 1.2
04/26/2015
The government has a responsibility for obesity
In their recent work, Pollan and Balko have offered intense suggestions that consumers should have responsibility for obesity. Both authors claim that we need to escape from the unhealthy eating habits. On one hand, Pollan states that in order to live in a balanced way, we must “eat food, not too much, mostly plants," namely, people must take responsibility for themselves. Meanwhile, Balko states that obesity should not be defined as a "public health" issue and should be removed from that realm. Also Balko suggested, "We will all make better choices about diet, exercise, and personal health." Zinczenko, on the other hand, claims that people suffer from obesity because of the "lack of alternatives" and "no warning labels." In other words, fast food corporations contribute to obesity because they do not provide nutritional labels on their products. Therefor, fast food corporations have responsibility regarding obesity.
Obesity is becoming more and more serious issue in America, people's ideas clash together on this issue. The question that becomes the key point of contention is: who should be responsible for obesity? If we want to know who contribute to obesity, we need to figure out the cause of obesity. This unhealthy eating habit has become more and more common in our daily life. People mainly focus on their work and studies while ignoring their diet. Fast food is lacking the necessary nutrition, which leads to the questionable assumption that eating a lot will cause some diseases. On one hand, Zinczenko suggests that we should know how much nutrition is in our food and then reasonably arrange our diet plan so it will be balanced better. Fast food companies should provide nutrition information to people, so they can choose their products depending on the information they receive. This way, fast food companies not only protect themselves, but also their customers. However,