Argument Against Fast Food

Daniel Weintraub claims in his article “The battle against fast food begins in the home” that parents are at fault for kids becoming obese. He argues that it is not the ones who make the food. Neither does he say it is the government's fault for not using their power to do something to change this trend. He just blames it on the parents without knowing the situation they are in. I completely disagree with his claim. Parents are not the ones we should point our fingers at and blame. There are many others at fault for this, and it all starts with the ones who give out the fast food. Weintraub clearly looks at this situation the wrong way. When you think about where fast food comes from it is pretty obvious. What about when you think …show more content…
At least in my opinion anyway. There are many to blame for obesity rates raising . There is the food industry to blame for many reasons. The main reason thigh is that they are the suppliers of the unhealthy fast food. None of this obesity nonsense would have started if it were not for the fast food industry. The other to blame is the government for a couple of key reasons. The first key reasons is that they should take control and do something to help the obesity rates go down. They could do many things. One thing is reduce size proportions so when people eat fast food they won't be eating as much as they would regularly. Also the government could make P.E at schools longer and have a better effect on kids in a positive way. Lastly the government could go out of the ordinary and make add fast food taxes. That one would cause a lot of anger and a lot of complaining. Lastly it is the consumer's fault plain and simple. They are the ones who eat the unhealthy foods. They also have the option to use their time wisely and go exercise online or waste it on technology. They are the ones who have to make their own decisions. They can't blame it on anyone else except themselves. They can't blame the fast food industry for telling them to eat it. There are many to point fingers at but there are only a few that deserve that finger. In my opinion those three are the main cause for obesity rates rising throughout the country. When you think about it if there were no fast food then none of this would have happened in the first place. It’s the same thing for the government if they would use their power and do something about it. Lastly all everyone has to do is not eat it . How hard could that be. It's not like mission impossible or something. People have to realize what they are doing and make better habits for themselves if they want to live a nice and healthy life or else obesity rates will just be