English Comp 070
Prof Izabela Zeiba
09/20/2017
Rough Draft Fast food has been an ongoing epidemic for years in America. It is one of the leading contributors to obesity in America. This is a big problem for American citizens and should be a focus to people today. If fast food could be regulated more efficiently, the obesity rates in America could potentially decline. I believe that if people begin to be more aware of the threats of the fast food industry and start taking immediate action into reducing the frequent consumption of unhealthy fast foods, America can be a healthier country. I believe that David Zinczenko explained fast food and obesity very well in his essay. His ideas influenced me to see different ways of solving the problem of obesity. In David Zinczenko’s essay, “Don’t Blame the Eater”, he explains his points of view on the problems of fast food and obesity in America. His essay displays prominent facts and ideas that could be essential to the solution of this epidemic among people in this country. He explains that people are not provided with adequate information about what they are consuming when choosing to eat fast food. He states that people go into fast food restaurants blindly. They do not know how many calories they are consuming as well as the healthiness of the food. One of …show more content…
For the obesity rates to drop, people must be informed with the necessary information of