The Battle Against Fast Food Begins In The Home Analysis

Daniel Weintraub argues in his article,”The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home,” about who is to blame for children obesity. Weintraub is telling parents that they are the ones that can fix this problem, not the government, food companies, or the video-game manufacturers. I agree with Weintraub. How are children supposed to know how much is too much. The commercials don’t tell the kids not to eat too much of their product or they’ll get obese. They say things like ” It’s magically delicious” and “ It’s great”. Commercials are meant to get people’s attention and get them to buy their product. Parents are the ones to tell their children to hold back on the sweets and eat something healthy with every unhealthy meal or to do 10 push-ups for every 100 calories eaten. Things that will sort of force them to stay healthy. There is always a way to eat unhealthy foods and still stay healthy. Weintraub also talks about children watching television and playing games on

Not every kid has a parents around the house all the time. Both parents might have bad work hours and can’t be around there kids very often. That’s where older brothers or sisters get involved. They can teach them too. The older siblings don’t necessarily have to have been taught about obesity. They can tell their younger siblings about how they or someone they know messed up and ate too much junk food without exercising. There are also other people like teachers and other family members to teach kids about obesity and how to prevent it. Weintraub thinks it’s the parents fault for child obesity. Tell me honestly, who do you think is to blame for child obesity. Is it the parents? Is it the bystanders? Maybe it’s it eater. Nobody will know for sure but until then, child obesity will still be one of the world’s biggest problem. In a few centuries from now, the human race might be on the edge of extinction from