Summary Of Don T Blame The Eater

Many people blame the overweight person for eating too much but in reality, it could be that the fast food industries are not giving us enough knowledge to help with our diets. In the article Don't Blame The Eater by David Zinczenko he talks about how he used to be a victim of the fast food industry like everyone else because the fast food industry hides certain information that leads to obesity and health issues. Today it is so much easier to go and get a burger at McDonald's then to drive to a store and shop it is time-consuming. The author talks about how he used to be a follower of the trend” I tend to sympathize with these portly fast-food patrons, though, Maybe that`s because I used to be one of them”. He describes his figure as once

“ Before 1994, diabetes in children was generally caused by a genetic disorder- only 5 percent of childhood cases were obesity- related”. Now today in his article he says that the National Institute of Health says that type 2 diabetes counts for 30% of diabetes in the country. That is a drastic change and something has to take fault for it and the rising fast food patrons can take most of it. The companies do not always label their foods nutrients and when they do they do not put out the whole truth in your face they are discreet about the servings and calories. “ Read the small print on the back of the dressing packet and you`ll realize it actually contains 2.5 servings. If you pour what you've been served, your suddenly up around 1,040 calories, which is half of the government's recommended daily calorie intake.” They do not serve you the servings that are recommended and many do not know that so when they eat one meal they eat enough calories for not one meal but for a whole day sometimes even more. What I just quoted from him the 1,040 calories some would image it would be from a burger and fries or something unhealthy that's why it is so high in calories but the calorie count is for a salad just the salad with dressing, nothing else. Even though salad would seem like it would be healthy you do

Tricking kids into the scheme so they can eat the unhealthy food and have health problems that in the future has to be paid for. “ As with the tobacco industry, it may be only a matter of time before state governments begin to see a direct line between the $1 billion that McDonald's and Burger King spend each year on advertising and their own swelling health care cost”. The fast food companies are spending a lot on ads to show off their products and appeal to kids. Kids do not understand how bad certain food can be and how companies are directly targeting them to bring in profit. Starting bad habits at a young age will transition with them when they get older causing money to be spent on health care that could be avoided. “ The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that diabetes accounted for $2.6 billion in health care costs in 1969”. Today fast food is even more popular it is not seen as a once a week or a treat it is a meal or a lifestyle that we depend on. There are other options, we can fix this but with the rise of popularity and how fast food is not just a trend anymore, it is part of our