Everything We Eat Is Healthy
Does food labelling have a strong influence over our food choices? Many people assume that they cant prepare a healthy meal without looking to their food labels and know whats in it. Michael Pollan, the author of “Escape From the Western Diet” insist that even though companies don’t disclose about nutrients, westerners may undoubtedly still produce a healthy meal. Pollan maintains that “ They dont have much to say about nutrients or calories, either, though eating according to these rules will perforce change the balance of nutrients and amount of calories in your diet”(424). While David Zinczenko, the author of “Don 't Blame the Eater” argues that food warning labels are extremely important in preventing diseases …show more content…
According to the film Food Inc by Robert Kenner “It used to be that type 2 diabetes only affected adults. And now its affecting children at epidemic proportions.” In other words, its effecting both parts adults and children. Instead of blaming companies about not listing everything on their labels, Its very important to start taking actions against our food habits and be more thoughtful of what we eat because its not only about us anymore. Its about our children also. To take a case in point, David H. Freedman, the author of “How Junk Food Can End Obesity” states, “ According to a recent study, Americans get 11 percent of their calories, on average, from fast food—a number thats almost certainly much higher among the less affluent over-weight”(525). In conclusion, These findings have important consequences for the broader domain of Americans health issue. I concede that many will probably disagree with this assertion that we don’t always need a label to know what is healthy and what is not; therefore, its your choice to address what is good and what is bad for your health. Its your choice to live healthy and have your kids live significantly healthy. In order to prevent the health problems that Americans are suffering from, its our responsibility to think more clearly about our unhealthy food
Does food labelling have a strong influence over our food choices? Many people assume that they cant prepare a healthy meal without looking to their food labels and know whats in it. Michael Pollan, the author of “Escape From the Western Diet” insist that even though companies don’t disclose about nutrients, westerners may undoubtedly still produce a healthy meal. Pollan maintains that “ They dont have much to say about nutrients or calories, either, though eating according to these rules will perforce change the balance of nutrients and amount of calories in your diet”(424). While David Zinczenko, the author of “Don 't Blame the Eater” argues that food warning labels are extremely important in preventing diseases …show more content…
According to the film Food Inc by Robert Kenner “It used to be that type 2 diabetes only affected adults. And now its affecting children at epidemic proportions.” In other words, its effecting both parts adults and children. Instead of blaming companies about not listing everything on their labels, Its very important to start taking actions against our food habits and be more thoughtful of what we eat because its not only about us anymore. Its about our children also. To take a case in point, David H. Freedman, the author of “How Junk Food Can End Obesity” states, “ According to a recent study, Americans get 11 percent of their calories, on average, from fast food—a number thats almost certainly much higher among the less affluent over-weight”(525). In conclusion, These findings have important consequences for the broader domain of Americans health issue. I concede that many will probably disagree with this assertion that we don’t always need a label to know what is healthy and what is not; therefore, its your choice to address what is good and what is bad for your health. Its your choice to live healthy and have your kids live significantly healthy. In order to prevent the health problems that Americans are suffering from, its our responsibility to think more clearly about our unhealthy food