Greg Critser, The author of “let them eat fat” explain some of the problems that the fast food industry is bringing to certain sectors in the nation. He says that for the last two decades they have targeted poor neighborhoods with the strategy “get more for a few cents extra”. With this tentative offer the number of calories could get double in a single meal while the obesity in young people is increasing in the country. I believe that we should give a strong support to the negative image of the fast food restaurants. Doing so, they will be forced to change their menu for a healthier one and we will reduce problems to our government agencies.
Everyone knows that the products of fast food restaurants are not the best friend for our health. They only make us fatter. As long as we keep purchase them, they would still appearing in the first page of the menu. For their cost of production is very low and their marge of profit considerable. We have to stop buying them, and persuade others to do the same thing. The better people are informed about the effects of these ingredients; they will have less interest in eating them. A couple years ago, the mayor of New York City passed a law where all fast food restaurants had to present on their menu the number of calories offers in each item. This rise a lot of controversy especially for the owner of the business who were scare of the impact this could create to their customers. Consumers were awake about the matter and business owner had to be more creators. Such as the case of Mac Donald’s who with his four types of salads, is one the bigger vendor globally of the garden’s food. They never went out of business, and they considerate the benefit of the people.
As Critser states that the number of physical activity over teenagers has dropped; at the same time the work for some of the authorities of the city increases. Agencies like the health department and the education seem have to do more because this cause. When kinds get obese they have a high possibility to develop diabetic. Also they are less active and productive; therefore, teachers have to do a bigger effort in order to teach the lection. At the end the state budget will be affected, and fallowing the line will be all of us, the tax payers, who suffer more.
So the next time that someone in inviting you to a fast food restaurant, deny the invitation. Then give him the reasons why and convenes him not to go neither. I know he would understand, or if he wants to go by himself tell him that just to ask for a single side.
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