Obesity is an issue that affects many people worldwide. In the article “Why Shame Won’t Stop Obesity”, by Dhruv Khullar, Khullar tries to argue that obesity is a major problem in the United States and the way the country is handling this issue is incorrect. Khullar goes to medical school and experiences first hand the problems people with obesity have to deal with. He believes that some people have no option when it comes to what they choose to eat and that food industries are influencing people in the wrong way. He makes a strong and clear argument by identifying issues, providing evidence, solutions, and counter arguments. In the article Khullar says, “ Americans today are exposed to an unprecedented amount of readily available high-fat, …show more content…
He mentions, “People living in low-income areas have limited access to healthy food options for a variety of reasons, a barrier that contributes to their particularly high risk for being obese.”(Khullar) which shows that he is examining reasons of why obesity is an issue. People in low income areas have no reason to spend extra money on food that may be a little more good for their health. These people have more important issues to worry about in their minds such as bills, providing food for their family, and trying to make ends meet. Even people that have money find that eating healthy proves to be a challenge. Khullar says,”Even for the most knowledgeable and resourceful among us, consistently eating well is a challenge.”(Khullar) which is true because although someone can be well informed it is much easier to acquire unhealthy food than it is to acquire healthy food. Being able to look at all the ingredients written on a label and analyze the food a person buys can be time consuming. Most people would rather just ignore doing this and go about their life. Khullar looks deeper into the problem of obesity that people would not consider are reasons behind it. Khullar not only shows the problems obese people have to deal with. but he also offers them