In “Don’t Blame the Eater” published in the New York Times, by David Zinczenko, theeditor-in-chief of Men’s Health magazine as well as author of several best-selling health books,he insists that both fast-food chains and consumers are to blame for the obesity outbreak inAmerica. Zinczenko used to be the “portly fast-food patron” (391). In his youth, Zinczenko wasresponsible for providing his own food. The author admits that he would hop between a handfulof fast-food restaurants who offered, Zinczenko
that the government must create anti-obesity strategies and help people to keep good health habits. Others instead believe it is the individual's responsibility. In the article “Don’t Blame the Eater”, David Zinczenko states that eaters should not be blamed for what they eat, and that the fast food industry is to blame because they do not provide healthy food choices. While some people believe that it is our liability what we choose to eat. He presents his personal story as an example of how the
Every time you eat McDonald’s or any fast food at the matter, do you ever think what you’re consuming in your mouth? Many people really don’t care because all they know is that the food is cheap and good. In David Zinczenko’s article, “Don’t Blame the Eater,” Zinczenko argument was that at many fast food restaurants, adding ingredients and serving sizes are taken into account. Even when fast food restaurants has a healthy menu options such as salads can include a large number of calories. For example
to ask it, if you have eaten a burger at a snack shop, shouldn’t there be a warning label indicating the amount of calories contained in the burger and the harmful effects of consuming it in large quantities? In David Zinczenko’s essay “Don’t Blame the Eater,” the author introduces to the reader the relationship between fast-food restaurants and nutritional facts. The industries making fast-foods are negligent on the amount of calories they put on the fast-foods and, they only submit the important
Rhetorical Analysis of “Don’t Blame the Eater” In his essay “Don’t Blame the Eater”, David Zinczenko makes it known that fast-food is dangerous to our society and the individuals within it. His argument is quite simple; consumers are not completely to blame for their lack of health, fast-food has taken over the restaurant business and it is hard to find alternative options. Zinczenko’s presence of ethos through his many achievements, his use of pathos while talking about his childhood, and his