David Zinczenenko's Don T Blame The Eater Response

Don’t Blame the Eater Response Common sense seems to dictate that fast food is bad for you, however, many Americans consume fast food on a monthly, weekly, or even daily basis. In “Don’t Blame the Eater,” David Zinczenko argues that fast-food companies and the food industry are to blame for America’s obesity epidemic, essentially that it is not the individuals fault for becoming obese, and that in essence, fast-food companies ought to take responsibility for the health issues induced by consuming the food. He explains how bombarded you are with unhealthy, greasy, and fattening food everywhere you look; whereas it is much more difficult to access healthy alternatives. He describes the vicious cycle of purchasing cheap ailing meals, rather

Common believers are right that parents should be responsible for their child’s expenditures, but they seem to be on more dubious ground then they claim that is only the parents fault. ZincZenko wrote “Industries vulnerable. Fast-food companies are marketing to children a product with proven health hazards and no warning labels.” Incidentally, kids are blasted with commercials, billboards advertisements, and radio advertisements from the moment they wake up to the time they shut their eye. I believe that the consumer, even if may be a kid, should be responsible for what they are putting in their bodies. They should be well-informed by their caregivers on how to read and find nutrition facts based on what they are eating. They should be educated to what is healthy and good for them along what they should try their best to avert from. I believe on one hand, the parents should be responsible for what their kids are intaking, but on the other hand I urge parents to knowledge their kids to have self responsibility to choose, themselves, the more beneficial snack, meal, and