Fast Food In David Zinczenko's Don T Blame The Eater

If you have ever eaten a burger from McDonalds or Burger King, question: should there be a warning label on the bag? A label stating the negative effects of eating one of their burgers. There are a bunch of unspoken dangers that come from fast food. The lack of personal responsibility in fast food consumers is an overall contributing factor leading to childhood obesity.

In his article “Don’t Blame the Eater,” David Zinczenko warns the consumer about the dangers of fast food. Through his argument, he shows you that the consumer is not necessarily at fault, the food industry is the true culprit here. Zinczenko’s main argument is that fast food is more readily available than healthy alternatives. He claims that eating fast food is the only option for a meal when on a low budget, that there are many more locations to purchase fast food than there is to purchase fruit. Furthermore, he argues even seemingly healthy fast food is actually just as bad for you as other items on the menu. Lastly Zinczenko states that the fast food industry is marketing dangerously unhealthy foods to children which has led to the obesity epidemic.

Zinczenko claims that eating fast food is the only option for a meal when on a low budget, that there are many more locations to purchase fast food than there is to purchase fruit. He

“Fast food companies are marketing to children a product with proven health hazards and no warning labels. Without such warnings, we’ll see more sick, obese children and more angry, litigious parents.” Twenty years ago type two diabetes represented five percent of all childhood diabetes cases, now it represents at least thirty percent. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that diabetes accounted for $2.6 billion in health care costs in 1969. Accordingly, todays number is an unbelievable $100 billion a