Summary Of The Pleasure Of Eating By Wendell Berry

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"A Healthy Outside Starts From The Inside" Eating responsibly is Wendell Berry’s main argument being stated in the article “The Pleasures of Eating”. He informs people on how their eating habits should change for the best of themselves and the best of others. Wendell claims that people should have the right to know where their food comes from and how it is being manufactured. I agree with Wendell’s opinion on having the world being a healthy place and having the people in it eat the same as healthy. “You do not have to eat less, you just have to eat right” Unknown. I feel like his argument makes sense in every way possible, it ensures people to make sure about how they eat and if they are eating healthy. It ensures them that they have the right to ask or even be shown how their fruits, vegetables, and meats are produced. People now a day do not really pay attention to their eating habits and they feel like they should eat whatever is fast, cheap, and good. People eat and eat without knowing that what they eat can cause them diabetes, obesity, and even eating disorders. "According to the University of Minnesota School of public health, researchers examined the eating habits of residents in Singapore and found new evidence that a diet heavy in fast food increases the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease" (University of Minnesota 1). When people eat they do not consider the consequences that their eating habits can do to their body