Yesterday we read a short story in a book called Narrative Matters edited by F. Mullan, E.Fickens, and K. Rubin. This short story was titled No Come Nada. “No Come Nada” means don’t eat anything. This short story is about how a Mexican pediatrician calls for the nationwide backup for fighting childhood obesity among his patients. There are numerous of times mothers, fathers, and etc come to Dr. Garcia for help because they believe there child isn’t eating enough and they would be already over their normal weight level. For instance, he sees this toddler who is two years old and is 38 pounds which is far above the normal weight level for his age. The mother tells Dr. Garcia that he hasn’t eaten anything in 3 days. Dr. Garcia tries to explain to the toddler’s mother that he doesn’t need to eat more without exactly saying it. Dr. Garcia tries several strategies to persuade to the parents that their child doesn’t need anything else to eat. This short story was very interesting because it also explains how the government tries to advertise various ways for families to keep away from unhealthy products such as stores with junk food, restaurants, and more. They also are considering cutting back some big hangout spots such as what they sell in the movies, little snacks and juices in stores, increasing tax, and also vending machines in schools along with Mc Donald’s and other fast food restaurants. I really like this short story because it will inform you of some possible future changes before they happen .
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