Case Study: Thinking Outside The Burger

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Thinking Outside the Burger If you ever ask a person where the nearest McDonalds is at they’ll most likely show you the directions to at least four different locations in an instant. McDonalds is one of the largest and leading fast-food chains originating in the U.S., having at least 10,000 restaurants in America alone. McDonalds is such a huge part of America that if you ever go to a different country it wouldn’t be a surprise for at least one person to associate the fast-food chain with America. And McDonalds isn’t the only fast-food chain that originated in the U.S., there is also Burger King, Wendy’s, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and also KFC. All of these major restaurants are constantly being built in every state, every town, and every street …show more content…

And though there are some teenagers that can be responsible there are also still the sorts of teenagers that just cannot help themselves from eating the fatty goodness. But that is where our government and other food-activist, health nuts should be helping and encouraging the people to not give in to their desires and to learn control. The anti-obesity groups shouldn’t just constantly attack the fast-food chains and keep asking them for what they call fat-taxing to discourage people to eat less. And although I agree with Zinczenko concerning the absurd amount of money that health care is using due to unhealthy food, I should point out that the reason why this is happening is also due to our own negligence of allowing the Government to use our taxes just for health care. Radley Balko, editor of the Huffington Post and columnist for FoxNews.com, would agree with me stating “this is the wrong way to fight obesity… our government ought to be working to foster a sense of responsibility in and ownership of our health and well-being. But we’re doing just the opposite” he says, “We’ll all make better choices about diet, exercise, and personal health when someone else isn’t paying for the consequences of our choices” (pgs. 467-469). Because the Government is paying for our health care we lose our …show more content…

There is no such thing as only one factor that causes obesity or any health problems but people should think widely out of the box and look at everything as a whole. There should be a balance of whose fault it is for the rising epidemic of obesity. Fast-food chains should be able to let their consumers know better concerning their products as well as to provide a warning label. And the people who are obese shouldn’t just constantly ask for help from others but also learn to stand for themselves leading a balance life and a balance

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