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What You Eat is Your Business by Radley Balko

The first article "What You Eat Is Your Business" by Radley Balko talks about how the government is cracking down on the food industry and attempting to control on what the Americans eat. Balko also mentions that "President Bush earmarked $200 million in his budget for anti-obesity measures" (158). Balko contends that measure by saying "This is the wrong way to fight obesity. 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 ownership of our own health and well-being. (158) Balko ends the article by saying that we are much more responsible for others health than our own which isn't helping the problem at all. I firmly believe we can make better choices about our own diet if we can stop worrying about everyone else's diet so I completely agree with what Balko is stating. Balko's article seems to be disagreeing with Zinczenko's argument. Balko is saying that the government should keep their noses completely out of the American people's food plate and that if we constantly worry about others people health we can possible focus on our own health.
             The second article "Don't Blame the Eater" by David Zinczenko talks about how we shouldn't blame American's for being fat because of the lack of healthy alternatives in fast food restaurants. Zinczenko talks about how teen youth doesn't have many options to choose from other than fast food, "Shouldn't we know better than to eat two meals a day in fast-food restaurants?. but where exactly are consumers particularly teenagers supposed to find alternatives drive down any thoroughfare in America, and I guarantee you will see more than 13,000 McDonald's now drive back up the block and try to find someplace to buy a grapefruit" (154). Although that was a very long quote, the information from it is still very true and also valid.


Essays Related to What You Eat is Your Business by Radley Balko

1. Rhetorical Analysis of What You Eat Is Your Business

Dear Editor, After analyzing Radley Balko's article, "What You Eat Is Your Business," I would like to give my explanation of why this article should be posted in the next edition of "The Shorthorn." ... "What You Eat Is Your Business" provides sufficient reasons and evidence to support the argument that Balko states in his article. ... The article "What You Eat Is Your Business" begins by giving short background information about Balko informing that Radley Balko is a policy analyst with the Cato Institute. ... Balko further continues and uses the appeal of logos to explain his audience ...

  • Word Count: 1196
  • Approx Pages: 5
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

2. What You Eat is Your Business by" Radley Balko

In his article, "What You Eat is Your Business,"" Radley Balko discusses the right and wrong ways of fighting obesity. ... Balko writes, "In other words, bringing government between you and your waistline." ... Your heart attack drives up the cost of my premiums and office visits. ... I agree with the author when he says that our government should not trick us into eating healthy, that we should choose what we eat and how we eat it, however I disagree that the government should not play any role in the way we choose to eat. ... In the end, it is our decision on what we want to eat and the gove...

  • Word Count: 571
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

3. Obesity: Who's to Blame?

For example, he states that you can drive down a street and find more fast-food restaurants than you can find a place that sales a simple grapefruit. ... In contrast, in "What You Eat is Your Business" by Radley Balko, he doesn't necessarily disagree that portion sizes are larger today or that fast-food is highly available, but he does not however, agree that obesity is caused by the fast-food industry. ... He believes that everyone knows exactly what they are eating and can make their own decision on whether or not it is wise for them to eat whatever it is that they want to eat...

  • Word Count: 1794
  • Approx Pages: 7
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

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