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Shauntelle Malcolm 9-17-03
A critique of Greg Crister’s essay: “Too Much of a Good Thing”
Greg Crister, author of Supersize (a book on obesity epidemics) and the op-ed essay for the Los Angeles times “Too Much of a Good Thing” (July 22, 2001) argues that we should stigmatize overeating. Crister says that we should put shame on overeating due to the fact that we are currently facing a rising obesity epidemic. ... Can Crister’s plan to have a global warning to stigmatize overeating help our country’s problem of obesity? Crister’s plan is good; however, it will not by itself solve our obesity epidemic.
In Crister’s essay he states that we should solve the problem of childhood obesity by stigmatizing the unhealthful behaviors that cause obesity. Crister says that we should quickly solve the obesity problem because the cost to treat the many people with this problem-from dietary to coronary heart disease to a variety crippling bone conditions-will become very expensive. ... Crister also says that children respond positively to dietary advice; therefore, we should use dietary restraint on children to prevent overeating (there are studies that show that children don’t know when they are full). Crister supports his idea of putting dietary restrictions on very young children by informing his readers that new studies on children states that a low cholesterol and a low saturated fat diet does not affect children’s growth in the first 3 years. Crister says that parents are the leaders of the “much strained” American families; however, he clearly states that he does not want to blame parents for the obesity in children.
Approximate Word count = 1368
Approximate Pages = 5.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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