1. The American Cancer Society (ACS) argues that smoking causes heart disease, cancer, emphysema, and numerous other maladies. Eric Boyd maintains that antismoking activists have exaggerated the health risks of smoking. Whose argument do you find most convincing and why"
2. According to Tom Farley and Deborah Cohen, recommendations by health experts to eat less and exercise more have failed to reduce the problem of obesity in America. To combat the epidemic of obesity, Farley and Cohen suggest reducing the availability of junk food, increasing access to healthy fruits and vegetables, and encouraging people to walk or cycle instead of drive. Do you think these measures would be successful? Citing from the text, explain your answer.
3. Glenn Gaesser contends that problems commonly associated with obesity, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes, are caused by lifestyle choices, not a person’s weight. He argues that...