AnnotatedBibliography

Balko,Radley."WhatYouEatisYourBusiness."
Cato.org
(2004):n.pag.Rpt.in
TheySayI

Say
.2nded.NewYork:W.WNorton,2012.39598.Print.

InthearticleWhatYouEatisYourBusiness,RadleyBalkoexpresseshisviewon
government'sinterventionconcerningobesityofAmericans.Hestronglybelievesitis
notthejobofthegovernmenttocomeintoourlivesandtellushowandwhattoeat.
Hethinksthisisonlymakingitharderforthepopulationtobehealthierandads,
Whenthegovernmentstartspayingforouranticholesterolmedicationandpreventing
healthinsurancecompaniestochargeobeseclientshigherpremiums,theyeffectively
removeanyfinancialincentiveformaintainingahealthylifestyle.Hebelieves
governmentiswastingtimeandmoneyoninterveninginthehealthofitscitizensand
worseningtheproblemofobesityinourcountry.

Jacques,Renee."Here'sWhyYourFavoriteFoodsAresoHardToResist."Editorial.

HuffingtonPost.com
.TheHuffingtonPost,16Oct.2013.Web.17Feb.2015.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/16/junkfood_n_4043980.html

JacqueReneewritesanarticleexplainingwhatmaybethereasonto
Americans'cravingforjunkfood.Reneegoesintodetailofhowthelatestneurosciencehas
provedthatsomejunkfood
activatedmoreneuronsinthepleasurecentersofrats'
brainsthandidconsumingcocaineormorphine,implyingthereisanaddictive
ingredientincertainfoodmakingusaddictedtoit.Shesays
Companiesspendbillions on
marketingtheirproductsandconductingscientificstudiestofigureouthowto
engineer
theirfoodstokeepyoueatingthem.JacqueReneebelieveswemust
take allthese
thingsinaccountwhensolvingthepuzzleofwhyAmericansarefindingit difficulttostop
eatingunhealthyfood.

Maxfield,Mary."ResistingtheMoralizationofEating."(n.d.):n.pag.Rpt.in
TheySayISay
.

2nded.NewYork:W.WNorton,2012.44246.Print.

MaryMaxfieldwritesanarticleResistingtheMoralizationofEatinginresponseto
anotherarticlewrittenbyMichaelPollan,EscapeFromtheWesternDiet,she
criticizeshimbygivingthreereasons.One,Wemuststoptryingtofindauniversal
formulaforgettingthinsincenoonehasthesamebody.Second,shestatesthatbeing
thindoesnotalwaysmeanyouarehealthyandwemuststopcorrelatingweightwith
health.Herthirdandmostelaboratedpointisthatpeoplemakethingsmuchmore
complicatedwhentheymoralizefoodbythinkingcertainfoodtobegoodorbad.
Maxfieldsays,inherently,foodisethicallyneutral.Shestronglybelievesweover

complicatethesimplepracticeofeatingbymoralizingfood.MaryMaxfieldendswith
this,Trustyourself.Trustyourbody.Meetyourneeds.

Pollan,Michael."EscapefromtheWesternDiet."
InDefenseofFood:AnEater'sManifesto

(2008):n.pag.Rpt.in
TheySayISay
.2nded.NewYork:W.WNorton,n.d.43440.
Print.

InthearticleEscapefromtheWesternDiet,MichaelPollanwritesaboutthedamage
scientifictheorieshavemadeinhowweunderstandwhateatingrightmeans.He
believessciencecanbeaseffectiveasitcanaburdensomeguidetoeatingright.
Pollanbeginstotalkabouthowdifferentscientiststudydifferentparticularvitaminsand
alwaystrytoproscribeanallencompassingplanforpeoplewhichendsup
contradictingoneanother.Hebelieveswemustthinkbacktothetimesofour
ancestors,wherefoodwaswholeandnotatallasindustrializedliketoday.Polland
givesanexamplewithbeef,ThesteerhasitselfbeenraisedonaWesterndiet,and
thatdiethasrendereditsmeatsubstantiallydifferentinthetypeofamountoffatinit
aswellasitsvitamincontent.Alsoitwasrendereditsmeatsocheapthatwe'relikely
toeatmoreofitmoreoftenthanourancestorseverwouldhave.MichaelPollan
clearlybelievesweshouldthinkmoresimplyintermsofoureatinghabitsandhe
himselfproposesatheorytoguideourdiets,Eatfood.Nottoomuch.Mostlyplants.

Warner,Judith."JunkingJunkFood."
NewYorkTimes
(2010):n.pag.Rpt.in
TheySayISay
.

2nded.NewYork:W.WNorton,2012.40004.Print

InJunkingJunkFood,JudithWarnerexpressesthatthemosteffectivewaytomotivate
Americanstoeathealthyisthroughpsychology.Warnersaysgovernmentintrusion
hasnotbeeneffectiveintacklingthenation'sobesityproblembecausetheyaregoing
aboutitthewrongway,feedinguswithplentyoffactsbutonlychanginghowwethink
aboutfoodnothowwefeelwheneatingit.Judithwarnerbelievesonlyone
administrationhashitthetarget.ShebringsusbacktothedaysofWWII,atimewhere
thegovernmentusedpeople'semotionsasatooltoencouragehealthiereatingand
succeeded.Warnersays,
"ledbyanthropologistMargaretMead,theypublicizedthat
eatingthewaythegovernmentwantedyoutoeathealthfullyandwithamindforthe
greatergoodwasawayofdisplayingpatriotismandaddingtothewareffort."bythis
shemeanspeoplewillrespondmorepowerfullytotheideaofeatinghealthyifitmakes
themfeelbetteremotionally.Warnerexplainsthatthismethodisnotsounfamiliar
becauseweuseditwithcigarettes,changingthereputationofthemfrom"cooland
sexy"toa"terriblydisgustingandaddictiveproduct."JudithWarnersuggeststhatthe
bestoutcomewhendealingwithAmerica'sconventionaleatinghabitswillcomewhen
webreakoldcyclesofassociationwithunhealthyfoodandmakethemseem
undesirable.

Zinczenko,David."Don'tBlametheEater."
NewYorkTimes
(2002):n.pag.Rpt.in
TheySay


ISay
.2nded.NewYork:W.WNorton,2012.39194.Print.

InhisarticleDontBlametheEater,DavidZinczenkowritesaboutsympathizingwith
peoplewhoblamefastfoodcompaniesforbeingobese.Zinczenkostates,Butwhere
exactlyareconsumersparticularlyteenagerssupposedtofindalternatives?Drive
downanythoroughfareinAmericaandIguaranteeyou'llseeoneofourcountry'smore
than13,000McDonald'srestaurants.Now,drivebackuptheblockandtrytofind
someplacetobuyagrapefruit.DavidZinczenkoisexpressingthepointthatalthough
weknowwhatweshouldeat,wealsoknowhowmuchmoneyandtimewecanspend.
Healsoarguesthatthesecompaniesarelyingtoconsumersbynotstatingtheright
labelsorsimplynotstatinglabelsontheirfoodalltogether.DavidZinczenko
acknowledgeseatershaveachoicebutbelievesthattheeaterisnotbyanymeansthe
onlytoblamefortheobesitycrisisinAmerica.