How Junk Food Can End Obesity Analysis

The article by David H. Freedman titled “How Junk Food Can End Obesity”, is about how a lot of people think that junk food, or processed food, is the reason for the obesity problem when it really is not. Freedman makes the claim that junk food is not the only problem because even most wholesome food has as much or even more fat and calories as processed food and he gives different examples that prove this claim throughout his article. This claim is a claim of policy because he wants his audience to understand that junk food is not the only problem and that wholesome food is just as bad, but eating junk food in moderation can go a long way. The warrant that he uses to support this claim is that there is no evidence that processed food is actually …show more content…
For example, he mentions how when he went to Whole Foods Market, a store known for selling whole food, he saw Vegan Cheesy Salad Booster which was a snack that claimed to be healthier because it was not made with processed ingredients but, while that was true, it still contained three times the fat content as a Big Mac Patty (Freedman). Freedman mentioned this in his article because it supports the part of his claim that “wholesome” food is just as bad as processed food, it may be made different but when it actually comes down to it, both products are very …show more content…
Some people may argue that by eating processed food you are not getting all the nutrients or vitamins that you need in your daily diet, but what many people do not know is that there are still vitamins in processed foods. The only real argument that the wholesome food activists actually have is that processed food is bad for you because it is not natural or grown and a lot of artificial stuff is added into them. Also there are many other factors that contribute to the obesity rate that is not processed food, like exercising, air quality, and medical care