Dbq Essay On The Food And Diet Industry

(Question 1A) In document #1, the food and diet industry claim that the people can control their own weight using different methods. The food and diet industry’s first method was that you can control your weight through moderation and exercise. “The key to weight loss is moderation, and of course that if we all just exercised more, all of us would lose weight.” Another suggestion claimed by the food and diet industry is that we could drink diet sodas. “Consuming diet drinks would seem like a good idea.” These are the two common claims by the food and diet industry.
(Question1B)
While the claims by the food and diet industry might seem completely logical and believable, these methods would not work if put into play. The article states, “ You have to walk 4.5 miles to burn off one 20-ounce soda, which contains 15 teaspoons of sugar” and “New research shows that industrial food full of processed …show more content…
Though the food and diet industry poses a great opponent, document #1 takes the win for the significant amount of evidence illustrated. To start off, one of the first supportive pieces of evidence that document #1 mentions is a study on how diet drinks can cause more harm than good. “However a new 14-year study of 66,118 women (supported by many other previous studies) found that diet drinks may be worse than sugar-sweetened drinks.” By making reference to a study that supports his argument, it helps establish a strong sense of credibility. It is evident document #1 is not just basing its information on nothing, which in return establishes additional credibility to its argument. It is also evident by referencing this study that professional experts specialized in this specific field share the same perspective. Though this aspect of his research had its flaws and was limited in varying perspectives, this still is a larger amount of support than the food and diet