Fat or Fit – it’s your choice!
For decades studies have linked chronic illnesses such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some types of cancer to lifestyle factors such as diet, weight and exercise. But, who should we blame for our obesity? Do we really need the government to get between us and our waistline (561)? Are we that mentally challenged that we are not capable of making better choices towards our own health? These are some of the issues that both articles examine. Balko tries to persuade us with his article, “Obesity: Who Is Responsible for Our Weight?” into believing that individuals should be free to do whatever they want with their own persona (561). Balko believes that each individual have the capacity to determine their own actions without having the government dictating what we can and cannot eat. Meanwhile Kelly Brownell along …show more content…
No one doubts that advertisements can influence people. However, advertisements do not force anyone to eat anything. Besides, any type of food can be good in moderation, and people are the ones who ultimately choose what they are going to eat. Likewise, Kelly Brownell and Marion Nestle believe that the fast food restaurants are the ones to blame for our obesity, because according to them, if we blame the victims (you, I and society as a whole) we are like letting the food industry get away with a crime because for them fast food is poison. Likewise, Brownell and Nestle argue that “humans are hardwired, as a survival strategy, to like foods high in sugar, fat and calories” (564). The idea that the government should protect us from our own weaknesses is nonsense. For Brownell and Nestle the government should create and enforce public policies to encourage healthier food choices that would help reduce
For decades studies have linked chronic illnesses such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some types of cancer to lifestyle factors such as diet, weight and exercise. But, who should we blame for our obesity? Do we really need the government to get between us and our waistline (561)? Are we that mentally challenged that we are not capable of making better choices towards our own health? These are some of the issues that both articles examine. Balko tries to persuade us with his article, “Obesity: Who Is Responsible for Our Weight?” into believing that individuals should be free to do whatever they want with their own persona (561). Balko believes that each individual have the capacity to determine their own actions without having the government dictating what we can and cannot eat. Meanwhile Kelly Brownell along …show more content…
No one doubts that advertisements can influence people. However, advertisements do not force anyone to eat anything. Besides, any type of food can be good in moderation, and people are the ones who ultimately choose what they are going to eat. Likewise, Kelly Brownell and Marion Nestle believe that the fast food restaurants are the ones to blame for our obesity, because according to them, if we blame the victims (you, I and society as a whole) we are like letting the food industry get away with a crime because for them fast food is poison. Likewise, Brownell and Nestle argue that “humans are hardwired, as a survival strategy, to like foods high in sugar, fat and calories” (564). The idea that the government should protect us from our own weaknesses is nonsense. For Brownell and Nestle the government should create and enforce public policies to encourage healthier food choices that would help reduce