Summary of Dont Blame the Eater by David Zinczencko - Essay Example

A Summary of ‘Don’t blame the eater’ David Zinczenko is the editor in chief of Men’s Health Magazine. In his paper ‘Don’t blame the eater’, he gives a brief biography of how he was a teenager who survived on fast foods but later turned his life around. He tells of how some kids were suing McDonald's for making them fat. He warns the readers not to judge the kids too early. He goes on to explain how fast-food restaurants and not consumers are to blame for the poor diet.

He explains how most teenagers are on this diet mostly because they do not have any alternatives for food (Zinczencko, p. 154). He gives an example of how one is likely to find a McDonald’s restaurant on a drive down a street. He also faults the fast-food restaurants for not providing calorie information on their information charts (Zinczencko, p. 154). He also argues that in fast food packaging, there is no calorie information like on grocery items and this prevents the consumer from making an informed decision.