This post on SF Gate's Healthy Eating website wants to inform us of why healthy eating is important. The author's explicit position is stated in the first sentence, "A nutritious, well balanced diet..is the foundation of good health." Information is provided for us about what healthy eating is, and other important factors in our health, such as exercise and smoking. The topic is deemed to matter to us because most people probably want to be healthy and disease free, as the article mentions are the benefits of healthy eating. Advice is also offered to those just starting out, who may not be used to a fully healthy diet yet. The author cites many good reasons we should want to eat healthy, and reputable sources such as the Harvard School of Public Health, and the American Diabetes Association. This article also includes a short survey for readers to take, asking what their diet is and what they want to include more in their diet. The page will then link them to articles relevant to their answers, for example when I answered that I wanted more veggies in my diet, and then that I liked carrots, it linked me to several articles about uses and benefits of carrots! Overall this is a solid, if informal article that takes a solid position by explaining their topic well and providing resources to readers.
http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/eating-healthy-important-7166.html
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