My response to Michael Pollan’s “Escape from the Western Diet” In Michael Pollan’s argument “Escape from the Western Diet” he claims that the western diet is the cause of western diseases. Pollan also thinks that the food industry and health care industry are working together. This can be concluded by the evidence provided and personal experience. Pollan provided great evidence that can be seen but hasn’t been noticed because it is something that may seem normal now.
Pollan’s main focus is about nutritionist and how that shouldn’t be the main focus of dieting, it should be changing your whole diet to fresh and non-processed foods. “The most important fact about any food is not its nutrition content but its degree of processing” …show more content…
He provided his personal experience and factual evidence. I can relate to his quote stating, “You would not expect such a medical community to be sensitive to the cultural or ecological dimension of the food-problem and it isn’t. We’ll know this has changed when doctors kicked the fast food franchises out of the hospitals” (423). I attend school at city of medicine academy and they are all about being healthy and fit. It is contradicting because of the multiple vending machines and the pizza that is delivered every Wednesday and Friday and on the other days we receive food that was cooked days before. It makes it hard for students to think about there health while surrounded by the foods in the …show more content…
Pollan also quotes that dieting shouldn’t be focused on nutrition but the overall diet, including fats, sugars and processed food. His argument is that if there were more available fresh foods and less fast food places people would be more willing to stop eating the western diet and eat a healthier diet.
Pollan’s writing should affect everyone eating the American diet. His writing is about our health and wellbeing. Knowing this information can provide us with a better understanding on how to diet and how to get out of the western diet. His writing can also make people willing to change their diet and maybe even go out and eat fresh food. The problem is the food deserts which is not allowing people to find fresh foods and if they are they will not be cheap. This causes people to pick up the cheapest thing which will be processed or with contain fats and sugars.
To make Pollan’s writing stronger, he could of used more ethos for a better understanding and also a better connection with the people reading this. Since this is about the western diet and what America eats, it is important that they understand the bad that can come from
Pollan’s main focus is about nutritionist and how that shouldn’t be the main focus of dieting, it should be changing your whole diet to fresh and non-processed foods. “The most important fact about any food is not its nutrition content but its degree of processing” …show more content…
He provided his personal experience and factual evidence. I can relate to his quote stating, “You would not expect such a medical community to be sensitive to the cultural or ecological dimension of the food-problem and it isn’t. We’ll know this has changed when doctors kicked the fast food franchises out of the hospitals” (423). I attend school at city of medicine academy and they are all about being healthy and fit. It is contradicting because of the multiple vending machines and the pizza that is delivered every Wednesday and Friday and on the other days we receive food that was cooked days before. It makes it hard for students to think about there health while surrounded by the foods in the …show more content…
Pollan also quotes that dieting shouldn’t be focused on nutrition but the overall diet, including fats, sugars and processed food. His argument is that if there were more available fresh foods and less fast food places people would be more willing to stop eating the western diet and eat a healthier diet.
Pollan’s writing should affect everyone eating the American diet. His writing is about our health and wellbeing. Knowing this information can provide us with a better understanding on how to diet and how to get out of the western diet. His writing can also make people willing to change their diet and maybe even go out and eat fresh food. The problem is the food deserts which is not allowing people to find fresh foods and if they are they will not be cheap. This causes people to pick up the cheapest thing which will be processed or with contain fats and sugars.
To make Pollan’s writing stronger, he could of used more ethos for a better understanding and also a better connection with the people reading this. Since this is about the western diet and what America eats, it is important that they understand the bad that can come from