Thesis: Dominant social practices in our culture - nightmarish industrial atrocities they may be - evolved to fit this culture's demands and will not be replaced by voluntaristic feel-good tree-hugging utopian fantasies.
Major Claim: Despite attempts to change people’s diets that change still will not occur as a result of people’s eating habits and food being so essential.
Supporting Claim 1: There are and have been attempts to change how people eat
Evidence: Michelle Obama vs obesity
-“We know this is a problem and there is a lot at stake so we know that we need to do something big and get moving on it so we are launching a nation wide campaign called lets move” (Michelle Obama when interviewed, 1:25-1:37)
Evidence: McDonalds label products with calorie information
“The new labels feature a standard nutrition information label and a new icon and bar chart that provides information on a menu item’s nutrition value and how it relates to daily nutrient guidelines. McDonald's says, "the icons represent the five elements that experts agree are most relevant to consumer understanding of nutrition – calories, protein, fat, carbohydrates and salt (sodium)."
Supporting Claim 2: People are not making changes
Evidence: High obesity rates
“prevalence of obesity citywide increased from 20 percent to 22 percent, according to the study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.”
Evidence: Fast food makes lots of money
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6214L820100302
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