In the essay "Don't Blame the Eater" by David Zinczenko, the fast food restaurants have the blame for the rapidly increasing obesity rate in the United States. Individuals’ want fast food restaurants to have labels on all their packaging, but that lack of informational charts is not the problem. People are not taking responsibility for what they as individuals are eating at least twice a week. Everyone knows that any food that takes less than five minutes to cook and does not have a label is not a healthy meal to eat. Although some people say fast food restaurants make people obese, the truth is that people make themselves overweight by eating fast food rather than a home-cooked meal.
Customers have been suing fast food restaurants for years, but the fast food restaurants are not the problem. People can eat fast food a couple of times a year without getting obese, but the portion sizes that consumers eat is increasing. Fast food restaurants increase their portion sizes continually, but the consumers just care about getting a large meal for a small cost. The customers want to have the most substantial proportion of their meal but do not want to gain weight. Fast food restaurants allow the customer to choose the size of their meal, but Americans want more for their money. Rather than blame the companies for making our country obese, the consumers should take responsibility and learn their lesson about fast food. Individuals blame fast food restaurants for not having labels, but the individual could have food with charts if they got groceries and made their meals at home. Grocery items covered by the Food and Drug Administration labeling laws, but the prepared fast food is not. People who are worried about their health should always get groceries to ensure they know what they are consuming. An individual can track their number of calories, sugars, sodium, etc. more precisely for each meal by the labels on the grocery better. People should not eat food without nutrition facts to know what they are eating and feeding their children with this diet. Parents are more liable to feed their families with food that does not have nutritional labels because they think it is cheaper and quicker than the healthier option. The U.S. National Library of Medicine says, “Among Michigan adults aged 18 to 64 years, we estimated that 29% went at least once per month but less than once per week” (Anderson, 2011). The parents teach their children their eating habits and the children grow up and become unhealthy. Teenagers have busy lives and do not have time to worry about what food has labels, but they regret their decisions when they realize how much weight they have accumulated. People must choose whether they care more about how much time they have or how much this food is affecting their health. Fast food companies do not warn their consumers of the health risks of their food, but the consumer should know that all greasy food is not going to be healthy. …show more content…
Diabetes and obesity rates of teenagers are at a maximum in the United States. The author says, “According to the National Institutes of Health, Type 2 diabetes accounts for at least 30 percent of all new childhood cases of diabetes in this country” (Zinczenko, 2002). The author stresses the issue of diabetes and obesity to help the reader understand that fast food does have adverse effects that do not get displayed to the fast food restaurants consumers. The U.S. News & World Report says, “Overweight is now the most common medical condition of childhood” (Spake). The health risks of not knowing what is in fast food do have multiple health risks that people of all ages should have warnings about the dangers. Groceries from the store are covered under the Food and Drug Administration labeling laws and must provide labels with the proper nutritional facts on all the food items in the store. The consumer can pick healthier food options at a store than the consumer could at the drive-thru. A source says, “Consumption of meals eaten away from home, especially from fast-food restaurants, has increased in the United
Customers have been suing fast food restaurants for years, but the fast food restaurants are not the problem. People can eat fast food a couple of times a year without getting obese, but the portion sizes that consumers eat is increasing. Fast food restaurants increase their portion sizes continually, but the consumers just care about getting a large meal for a small cost. The customers want to have the most substantial proportion of their meal but do not want to gain weight. Fast food restaurants allow the customer to choose the size of their meal, but Americans want more for their money. Rather than blame the companies for making our country obese, the consumers should take responsibility and learn their lesson about fast food. Individuals blame fast food restaurants for not having labels, but the individual could have food with charts if they got groceries and made their meals at home. Grocery items covered by the Food and Drug Administration labeling laws, but the prepared fast food is not. People who are worried about their health should always get groceries to ensure they know what they are consuming. An individual can track their number of calories, sugars, sodium, etc. more precisely for each meal by the labels on the grocery better. People should not eat food without nutrition facts to know what they are eating and feeding their children with this diet. Parents are more liable to feed their families with food that does not have nutritional labels because they think it is cheaper and quicker than the healthier option. The U.S. National Library of Medicine says, “Among Michigan adults aged 18 to 64 years, we estimated that 29% went at least once per month but less than once per week” (Anderson, 2011). The parents teach their children their eating habits and the children grow up and become unhealthy. Teenagers have busy lives and do not have time to worry about what food has labels, but they regret their decisions when they realize how much weight they have accumulated. People must choose whether they care more about how much time they have or how much this food is affecting their health. Fast food companies do not warn their consumers of the health risks of their food, but the consumer should know that all greasy food is not going to be healthy. …show more content…
Diabetes and obesity rates of teenagers are at a maximum in the United States. The author says, “According to the National Institutes of Health, Type 2 diabetes accounts for at least 30 percent of all new childhood cases of diabetes in this country” (Zinczenko, 2002). The author stresses the issue of diabetes and obesity to help the reader understand that fast food does have adverse effects that do not get displayed to the fast food restaurants consumers. The U.S. News & World Report says, “Overweight is now the most common medical condition of childhood” (Spake). The health risks of not knowing what is in fast food do have multiple health risks that people of all ages should have warnings about the dangers. Groceries from the store are covered under the Food and Drug Administration labeling laws and must provide labels with the proper nutritional facts on all the food items in the store. The consumer can pick healthier food options at a store than the consumer could at the drive-thru. A source says, “Consumption of meals eaten away from home, especially from fast-food restaurants, has increased in the United