Slow Poison Rhetorical Analysis

Food for Health or a Slow Poison: Choice is Yours

When a baby is born in a family it brings joy and happiness. One should not forget the responsibility that follows the birth of that child. Parents need to provide the best quality nourishment they can afford for their child. This will help keep them healthy and protect them from the world. Parents are the first teachers of a child. They teach them about the basic principles of life.

School then follows in support of the child’s development. A child is made responsible and is taught the strength to make good decisions for themselves in the future. A school should always remember that food most directly affects children’s health. As children go to school, the one thing that challenges these

As Ann Cooper says in her Ted Talk webinar Changing School Lunches, “People are dying due to E.coli from hamburgers, steak, etc.” She also adds, “Unhealthy eating leads to chronic diseases, debilitating back and limb pain, high blood pressure, heart attack, and cancer at young ages.” Supporting Ann Cooper’s point-of-view is Food Inc. director Robert Kenner who reveals in his documentary that “In America, an average person eats about 200 pounds of meat every year.” Much of the meat Americans consume are high in fats, additives, and preservatives which are unhealthy and proven to cause disease.

Why go Veg is an article published by Vegetarian Times, an online magazine. They mention, “People who consume saturated, four-legged fat have a shorter life span and more disabilities at the end of their lives” (www.vegetariantimes.com). They also add that “People who eat vegetarian diets add about 13 years to their life” (www.vegetariantimes.com). Therefore, we should really consider switching to vegetarian diets. This brings up the point that we owe our environment a sustainable

They come up with different marketing strategies to target different age groups, especially children. As it was shown Food Inc. “The food system, like the beef production, in 1970 top 5 beef packers controlled only 25%. Today top 4 controls about 80% of the food system.” Our food system is in the hands of bunch of multinational companies who may not always think in our best interest. Small farmers who were following organic techniques couldn’t keep up with them, as Pallavi Gogoi in her article “The Local Food Movement” highlights “Small family running sustainable farms were losing their ability to compete in the food marketplace, the local food movement stepped in with a growing consumer demand for locally grown, organic, fresh produce.” By educating and spreading awareness among the consumers these farmers are trying to compete. Buying local organically grown food not only promotes our health and helps the environment but also supports small organic