In the articles, “What You Eat Is Your Business" and “Don’t Blame the Eater” authors Radley Balko and David Zinczenko present strong but differing view points regarding the growing concern related to obesity. While also bringing forth opinions on whether American policymakers are over involved or under involved. Each does this by bringing forth opinions supported by facts, personal experience and the idea that there is a lack of awareness of what is considered to be unhealthy. Despite their varying opinions it can be agreed that there is still not enough being done, by the American people or by American policymakers, to try and reduce the increasingly high numbers of people impacted by obesity and improper nutrition. For most, this topic is
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Balko states that the best course of action would be to completely eliminate obesity as an issue of public health. He states that, “It’s difficult to think of anything more private and of less public concern than what we choose to put in our bodies,” (Balko 8). Therefore, it should not be the responsibility of the the public to pay for the consequences of others. Doing so would make the issue a public matter and that is incorrect. Zinczenko presents the idea that many of the individuals affected are poor and overcharging them would be unjust because unhealthy eating is more often then not out of their control. He adds that there is also a lack of education as to what should or should not be consumed, in particular among poor individuals. Even if there is reference to what should be consumed people do not know how to understand the labels. Both authors bring forth valid ideas for why obesity has drastically increased in the past few years. While also discussing if this growing issue should be seen as a public or private issue. Although, both writers present valid points neither succeed in presenting completely effective ideas. The lack of agreement reiterates that there should and needs to be discussions in regards to this issue in order to try and find a median solution to a problem that has been affecting an increasingly large amount of
Balko states that the best course of action would be to completely eliminate obesity as an issue of public health. He states that, “It’s difficult to think of anything more private and of less public concern than what we choose to put in our bodies,” (Balko 8). Therefore, it should not be the responsibility of the the public to pay for the consequences of others. Doing so would make the issue a public matter and that is incorrect. Zinczenko presents the idea that many of the individuals affected are poor and overcharging them would be unjust because unhealthy eating is more often then not out of their control. He adds that there is also a lack of education as to what should or should not be consumed, in particular among poor individuals. Even if there is reference to what should be consumed people do not know how to understand the labels. Both authors bring forth valid ideas for why obesity has drastically increased in the past few years. While also discussing if this growing issue should be seen as a public or private issue. Although, both writers present valid points neither succeed in presenting completely effective ideas. The lack of agreement reiterates that there should and needs to be discussions in regards to this issue in order to try and find a median solution to a problem that has been affecting an increasingly large amount of