Five Myths About Healthy Eating

                                           
Ever heard of some of the excuses given as to why people don't eat healthy today? People living in poor vicinities don't have places to purchase fresh produce, modern advertising, high prices, need of nutrition information, and the large amount of fast food restaurants are the excuses about why people eat unhealthy. Katherine Mangu-Ward proves all of these beliefs false in her Washington Post opinion article "Five myths about healthy eating". In the United States, we see constantly the consequences of unhealthy eating and how many more health problems arise because of it. This article caught my eye because in this modern day, the government and powerful figures are trying various ways to find solutions to the problem of unhealthy eating. Katherine Mangu-Ward writes with numerous puns, providing some comedy for her audience, which I also enjoyed. Her approach to this topic had an obvious view of her opinion on the subject and I have to agree with Mangu-Ward. People can't make excuses for not eating healthy because what you eat is a decision you make every time you go to the refrigerator or go out to a restaurant. It's a decision and what you chose impacts your health.

Katherine Mangu-Ward's style of comic and certainty appeals to the audience in her article "Five myths about healthy eating". She throws in a couple of puns every so often with my favorite being "obesity remains a political hot potato, or maybe a tater tot," (Mangu-Ward 1). It adds some comic relief to the sometimes judgemental topic she covers. In the article, Mangu-Ward uses a wide variety of statistics and scientific studies to support her views. For the lack of fresh produce in poor vicinities, Mangu-Ward uses the facts that ninety three percent of people in these areas have a car, and farmers markets have tripled. For the advertisement belief, she quotes a study from the Institute of Medicine. Both of these techniques help appeal to the audience's logic. Katherine Mangu-Ward also compares herself as a common person with the audience when she caves in to having a chocolate milkshake. This article overall was funny, informative, and contradicts the common beliefs about healthy eating today.

Source: Mangu-Ward, Katherine. "Five myths about healthy eating." The Washington Post 14 Oct. 2011, sec. Post Opinions: n. pag. The Washington Post. Web. 16 Oct. 2011.