What You Eat Is Your Business Radley Balko Summary

In “What you eat is your Business”, Radley Balko argues that as the government is trying to control people’s health and eating habits by restricting food, taxing high calorie food and considering menu labeling. He claims that people should consider making better choices about diet, exercise and personal health when health insurance companies are not paying for the results of the choices they make. He cites ……………………… to support his assertions .However, Balko fails to support the claim with credible reasons. Therefore, the Shorthorn should not publish” What you eat is your Business” the article does not contain ample reasons to support the claim; it is tedious, poorly argued and does not hold the attention of the readers.

Balko’s central claim is that people should be concerned about their own health. Instead of intruding and swaying the assortment of food options accessible to the consumers the government should upsurge the sense of responsibility in the

citizens for their own well-being. He says that the American government is overprotecting the populace by accusing the corporations and the companies of obesity rather than edifying the people of the harmful food products. Furthermore, Balko asserts that the society has reached a point where they have stopped worrying about their vigor and the issues related to obesity because they know if they face any health issues the health insurance companies will be there to support them with money as a result people will get fatter and fatter. In order to upkeep the reasons he gives some evidences in the article as well.
Balko’s says that it is a wrong way to fight obesity by not taking over our own responsibility.

He says that “Instead of manipulating or intervening in the array of food options available to American consumers, our government ought to be working to foster a sense of responsibility in the ownership of our own health and wellbeing.” Here he states that the government should not manipulate the food items available to consumers instead of that government should make consumers responsible for their choices. But, here he lacks to provide any evidence that could support his claim and strengthen his argument. Also, readers might think the consumers are responsible for their choices but it is the duty of government to do their best to enable the consumers to take right decisions. Abolishing the harmful food items from the market will help the consumers to make right choices. Also, readers might say that he is a policy analyst and therefore holds such an opinion. This further weakens his reason to support his central

claim.
The other reason is that according Radley balko, “The best way to alleviate the obesity “public health’ crisis is to remove obesity from the realm of public health.” Balko believes that obesity wouldn’t be an issue if populace take it personally and make proper diet choices. But readers may think that although health of others does not affect other people but it is important to address because it is increasing in the country and affecting them in many ways. As the country is suffering with obesity government should be involved. What balko really means is that it is no one’s business but our own to make choices of what we eat. However, readers may argue that