Junk Food Essay

David Barboza’s article “If You Pitch It, They Will Eat” he makes the claim that fast food marketing geared towards children is what will make the most money and he explains how. Barboza talks about how statistically this is changing eating habits and what we are doing to fix this. Barboza brings up interesting facts on how places like McDonald's makes their money and how marketing affects kids. He also brings up statements from authorities that backup his claims and that would further engage…

think it is ok to sneak in your own food so you do not have to misuse your whole paycheck on snacks. Concession stands only give out junk food, but some people desire other foods. The snacks that people buy at the theater is how the workers rake in the money, but is it beneficial to pay $5 for a bag of m&m’s? Modern day theaters have outrageous prices on their snacks and some people are not willing to pay that much, so they sneak in food. First of all, theater food is way too expensive. They…

that benefitted a large amount of people. The Good Samaritan Inn is an organization that provides food to feed the hungry people of the Decatur area. The Good Samaritan Inn serves approximately 300 people every day of the week. Mercy Gardens is a non-profit organization that grows healthy, organic food that will be used to make meals for the hungry at the Good Samaritan Inn. Along with providing food to the hungry, Mercy Gardens also provides opportunities for low-income Decatur residents to…

want like service maids, fast food workers, and taxi drivers. If we were to import ever immigrant…

Blame Game in Obesity Do our eating habits begin with our parents or with the fast food corporations? It’s tempting to blame big food companies for America’s big obesity problem. Ultimately they are the people that supersize our foods and large soda pop. Like the tobacco business the food industry gets sued more often than we expect, but why blame the industry when we’re the people feeding our children with this junk. Don't we have to be accountable for our children being obese too? As much as…

nothing but McDonalds for thirty straight days to show what the food at the restaurant can do to someone’s body. While his argument was directed at the company, saying they pressure people into eating food they know is not healthy for consumption. He uses hard facts as well as professional opinions to tell the audience how damaging the food is. While I believe it’s both the consumers responsibility to eat McDonalds and other fast foods reasonably as well as the companies to not advertise to…

America is obese, leading it to be the among the most obese countries in the world. Obesity can be solved. Obesity can come with depression, it is cheaper to eat the foods that cause it, and people know the risks of being obese; although, they do nothing to change it. First, it is obvious junk food is much cheaper than healthy food throughout the United States. For example, a salad at McDonald’s is almost a dollar more expensive than a Big Mac. An average trip to the grocery store can show…

epidemic in America, all related sectors must be evaluated to figure out where in the food consumption cycle the blame should be placed. David Zinczenko and Michael Moss believe the industry is to blame for the epidemic, while Radley Balko believes the individual is to blame. I believe the food industry is to blame for the growing decline of health in American people due to lack of regulation, scientific modification of food, and expert marketing by the companies; however, as autonomous beings,…

Upon reading Mr. Zinczenko’s, “Don’t blame the reader” I have to say I completely agree with his view on how fast-food companies don’t necessarily warn the consumer about the food they provide. He touches on the fact that he was one of those overweight kids who used to each fast-food and that he feels sympathy towards those people. I kind of do feel sympathy because I was one of those kids, seriously. However, I do agree with what he says about self responsibility. Those kids who sued McDonald's…

Food deserts are very prevalent in America today. In a news article in the Indianapolis Business Journal, Jeffrey Hilburn says “More than 20 percent of the population in five of the eight counties in metro area (Indiana) live in food deserts.” That is in Indiana alone. A food desert is when there is no major grocery store within 1 mile of an area in an urban area and within 10 miles of a rural area. That means that the people within these areas are searching for places to get groceries. Instead…