Suhyun Kim Professor Elizabeth Hoffman ENGL 1 December 8‚ 2010 Lack of Responsibility In the article “Don’t Blame the Eater‚” written by David Zinczenko‚ he asserts that children have the right to sue fast food companies because their food made the children unhealthy and over-weight. Zinczenko believes that the fast food companies cause the childhood obesity because their primary concern is to make profit. Therefore‚ they do not care about the unhealthy food that their customers consume. He
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ENC 1101 10 March‚ 2014 Summary of “Don’t Blame the Eater” by David Zinczenko In his article “Don’t Blame the Eater”‚ David Zinczenko says he identifies with a group of children who are suing McDonald’s for making them fat. Drawing on his own experiences as a “1980’s latchkey kid‚” he describes how easy it is for teenagers to put on weight with a solid diet of fast food meals. Part of the problem‚ he argues‚ is that nutritional information about fast food is often either unavailable or hard to
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Summary of “Don’t Blame the Eater” “Don’t Blame the Eater” by David Zinczenko. tells us of a reason for obesity in children‚ He came upon an article about kid’s suing McDonalds for making them fat. He goes on to say that “I tend to sympathize with these portly fast food patrons”‚ though. Maybe that’s because I used to be one of them.” Zinczenko in fact does sympathize with them. He goes on to argue that parent’s leaving their children home alone to fend for themselves at getting a meal
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than 160‚000 fast food restaurants in America. More than fifty million customers are served per day” (Zinczenko 464). These statistics are outrageous and embarrassing for Americans. The food these companies produce is horrible in nutrition and damaging for one’s health. Even though fast food is tempting‚ one should stay far away from it as possible. In David Zinczenko article “Don’t Blame the Eater‚” he has his own personal experience as an example for people‚ specifically teenagers‚ to stay away from
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This is written in response the article: Don’t Blame Me! The New "Culture of Victimization" By: John J. Macionis Written response by T.J. Carter The fact is that they’re dead. Dwelling on the past and saying that someone owed you something because my ancestors owned your ancestors is pointless. We should respect them by learning from their mistakes. It is in the human nature to sustain yourself and to watch out after your own survival‚ but‚ some people take this basic instinct too far.
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I will bring to light some of that advice offered from two articles that provide wisdom towards handling obesity: Don’t Blame the Eater by David Zinczenko and What You Eat Is Your Business by Radley Balko. While both articles discuss logical view points‚ I will point out Balko’s rationale for making his point more effective than Zinczenko’s. In Zinczenko’s Don’t Blame the Eater‚ he appears to begin his article with an obvious sense of sarcasm when discussing
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15‚ 2013 Assignment 1 In the essay‚ “Don’t Blame the Eater”‚ David Zinczenko‚ editor-in-chief of Men’s Health magazine‚ discusses the recent lawsuits against fast-food chains. He does not deny that there should be a sense of personal responsibility among the public‚ but has sympathy for the kid consumers because he used to be one. Zinczenko argues that due to the lack of nutritional facts and health warnings‚ it’s not so ridiculous to blame the fast-food industry for obesity problems. My
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asked myself how overweight people are to blame for their own health. Recently‚ I read an article about “Don’t Blame the Eater” by David Zinczenko‚ who do a job the editor -in-chief of the fitness magazine Men’s health for many years‚ and he becomes president and CEO of Galvanized Brands. He argues Fast Food Company or the ones to blame for America obesity. Although I agree with his opinion‚ there are negative effects eat junk food‚ people need
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David Zinczenko is arguing that fast-food restaurants aren’t to blame for people‚ especially children and teenagers‚ for their obesity- it is their fault. And I agree with him one hundred percent. Yes‚ the menus at fast-food companies aren’t the healthiest‚ but they shouldn’t be blamed for making kids obese. The parents are all fully aware that the “Big Mac” and “Baconater” aren’t the most nutritional foods‚ and they need to take the responsibility for their children’s obesity. Zinczenko argues
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Blame the Person in the Mirror Imagine suffering from a totally preventable‚ yet ubiquitous disease called obesity‚ in which one struggles with the smallest things such as walking. As time passes‚ obesity has become more common which is essentially ruining today’s society. It has become more common because of the changes in lifestyles and eating habits. Knowing the right things to eat and exercising are important in keeping a healthy lifestyle and avoiding diseases such as obesity. Obesity is
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