Consider the difficulty of losing weight as argued in Harriet Brown’s essay “The Weight of the Evidence” and Sandra Aamodt’s essay “Why You Can’t Lose Weight on a Diet”; consider the advantages of having disposable income to buy healthy food as evidenced in Joe Pinsker’s “Why So Many Rich Kids Come to Enjoy the Taste of Healthier Foods”; consider the prevalence of food deserts in low-income communities; and consider the expensive weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Zepbound, and others; then write an argumentative essay that addresses the claim “losing weight and keeping it off is the domain of the rich.”
Suggested Outline:
Paragraph 1: Explain systemic injustice as it pertains to losing weight. (done)
Paragraph 2: Explain the argument of self-agency as it pertains to losing weight. (done)
Paragraphs 3: Present your argumentative claim or thesis. (done)
Paragraphs 4-5 are your supporting paragraphs. (WHAT YOU ARE DOING- only need to do 2 paragraphs)
Paragraph 6 is your counterargument-rebuttal paragraph. (done)
Your last page is an MLA-format Works Cited with a minimum of 4 sources. You can consult the following articles and documentaries:
Harriet Brown’s “The Weight of the Evidence”
Sandra Aamodt’s “Why You Can’t Lose Weight on a Diet”
James Hamblin’s “Body Weight, Clash of Ideologies” and
Harriet Brown’s “How Weight Loss Became a Disease”
Derek Thompson’s “Where Does Obesity Come From?” and
Olga Khazan’s “Why Scientists Can’t Agree On Whether It’s Unhealthy to be Overweight”
Rivka Galchen’s “Bariatric Surgery: The Solution to Obesity?” and
Tommy Tomlinson’s “The Weight I Carry” and Julie Beck’s “You Can’t Willpower Your Way to Lasting Weight Loss”
Tamar Haspel’s “Why ‘Moderation’ Is the Worst Weight-Loss Advice Ever”
Amanda Mull’s “The Latest Diet Trend Is Not Dieting”
Netflix: “Why Diets Fail,” Explained
