Greg Critter in his article “Too much of a good thing” tries to bring a valid point of stigmatising overeating in children. The author strongly advocates parental advice in a childs diet. Obesity according to the author is an epidemic which is engulfing the youth of the nearly all the major countries. It is high time that this problem was taken care of. Researches have shown that majority of children do not know when hey are full (pg 462).
So it the resomsibility of the parents to supervise a childs diet, and it is also seen that children are the most responsive towards dietary advice.
So a child must be made aware of his wrong eating habbits in a kind of way that he does not suffer for low self-esteem that is that he should not be criticized for his obesity rather he should be stigmatized for his overeating. The plethora of cheap and eai sly available fast food resturants also hold a major share in destroying the childs sense of nutritional foods. The authors view that obesity is becoming an epidemic is absolutely valid and is based on solid reasoning, even the UN proclaims that ” obesity is the dominant unmet global health issue .” The authors views that parents play a key role in a childs eating habbits and of stigmatising a childs bad eating habbits and not his overweight is perfectly reasonably as it will let the child know his wrong doing without really denting a childs self esteem (pg 462), this has even be proved by the research which show that majority of the children do not kong when they are full (pg 463).
The Essay on Child Obesity 3
America has it’s share of problems just like any other country throughout the world, but there is one issue in particular that has been a growing trend for years in America. Today’s topic of issue is child obesity, this is a huge problem in America and it seems to continue to grow in numbers. Child obesity is the highlight of my research, but due to lack of time there will only be an explanation ...
The point about the chain of fast foods and how it is spoiling the youth’s health is appropriate as they offer junk food for cheap prices without looking into the nutritional side of the products. Overall I am in total harmony with the authors article. I think that the author has very effectively conveyed his message without hurting or unnecessarily criticizing anyone.
The only weakness of the article is that it lacks the punch, punch that is the author should have mentioned the things with a little more authority.
