How Junk Food Can End Obesity By David Freeman Summary

In this essay “How Junk Food Can End Obesity,” published in 2013 issue of The Atlantic Daily, David Freedman explains how junk food is a better source of the organic food. Stressing the price and how many calories to natural/healthy smoothies and fast food /junk food. While most people believe junk food contributes to obesity, Freedman advocates eating junk food but making smart choices.

While showing both sides of the argument, the author gave readers their own choice. The author stresses how the calories, prices, and tasked in organic food and fast food differs from one an another. The author also strongly advised the tasked of each smoothly. Freeman, also stresses how long it takes to make each drink. The author showed the viewpoint

of what others think. The author emphasizes a quote from a fairy story stating “when you have power all your fan will believe what you say no matter what” (2013 David Freeman)! The author actively likes the lead food writer, Mark Bittman. Mark, went on television and show a way to make corn is in bacon fat and topped with bacon.
Freeman underlines that some think fast foods are making people sick. “It is the reason that we have the obesity and diabetes epidemics that we do. If you’re going to let industries decide how much salt, surgery, and fat is in your food, they’re going to put (in) as much as they possibly can. They will push those buttons until we scream or die” (2013 Michael Pollan). “Trader Joe’s the company does not consider themselves a “’wholesome food’ grocery retailer.” (2013 Spokesperson from Trader Joe’s)
Freeman advised how the media make process food seem worse. An enormous amount of press says that process foods are making people sick and overweight. Freeman then goes on to stress how books that describe how fast food is terrible are a terrible, source for consumers. The author shows that at the same time is angered but disagrees with the books.
Freeman states that the snack called “Inner Peas” (2013 David Freeman) how six-time more fat than the snack that has protein. The author goes on to show the difference between Whole Food place and fast food. Explaining how the Whole Food place is more expensive than fast food. Freeman feels that Whole Foods is not worth the price.
The author strongly aggresses that you should always check to see what is in the food you are about to eat. By researching your diet, you more than likely going to make better choices when picking the food to eat.
Freeman shows that scientists, physicians, food activists, nutritionists, celebrity chefs, and pundits all think the same way; calling processed food, a “foodlike substances.” Showing that Pollan believes that restaurants and grocery stores give more attention to processes food than Whole foods chain.

Pollan also, believes that grocery stores and restaurants have thrived by rejecting industrialized food instead of returning to natural, simple, nonindustrial, so these foods are called “wholesome-food” (2013 Michael Pollan).

The author underlines that humans turn to technology to help solve our problems. Freeman shows that technology is linked in for a cause in obesity. When using technology people usually sit and are not moving. A solution to technology is to turn our backs to technology.

Freeman shoes that there are Whole Food places in big towns and suburbs. In these Whole Food stores, you can still find “wholesome” food. An example of this is Vegan Cheesy Salad Booster, the package emphasizes that fact that the food is enhanced with spirulina, chlorella, and sea vegetable and the label said it the snack contents are raw- no processing. The label also, noted that this snack does not contain any genetically modified ingredients. The snack does contain, is more than three time the fat content per ounce as the beef patty in a Big

Mac.
The author explains that scientist says that fat carries twice as many calories as carbohydrates and protein, per gram. People’s brains crave fat, surge, and other problems carbs. Freeman shows that processed food is not the big problem of obesity. Finally, the author does not prove the point of view but, if he must pick between Whole Foods and processed food, he will choose to eat proceed food.