McDonalds vs. Consumer Healthier Living

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Over the years fast food has evolved from local burger shops to a multi-billion dollar industry. The fast food industry has revolutionized the way many Americans eat today. Because of the fast food industry’s extreme and rapid growth, many companies are continuing to overlook standards of quality and healthiness of the food served. One major food company is McDonald’s which has shown an enormous lack of business ethics in every step of food preparation and general business management. By using inhumane techniques of slaughter, being self-regulating, and advertising to kids are examples of what McDonald’s is undertaking today. These poor business methods shown by McDonald’s has affected many customers and employees. McDonald should be transparent about their ingredients they put in their food because of health reasons, ethical, and good faith.
As McDonald’s profit margin grow, so does the physical condition of its customer. In Morgan Spurlock’s documentary, Super Size Me, he discusses the rising problem of Americans struggling with obesity. In the film, Spurlock sets out to prove that fast food corporations are mostly to responsible when dealing with obesity. Spurlock focuses on McDonald’s for the demonstration because of the corporation’s worldwide attention and financial success. Spurlock consumed McDonald’s every day, three times a day, for thirty days. When the thirty day period was over, Spurlock had gained twenty five pounds, his cholesterol level went up sixty points, and doctors point out that his liver basically turned into fat (Super Size Me). This documentary allows the average American to obtain more information to become more aware of the harmful effects McDonald’s food has on the human body over a period of time.
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... more and more restaurants, and energetic efforts to market their products. This growth in McDonalds and other fast food companies seems to link to the growing of America’s health problems.
McDonalds was established about sixty years ago and has dramatically changed. The fast food industries’ lack of concern when dealing with the quality of food, and ethically wrong business practices cannot go ignored. With demand for fast food constantly increasing, solutions should be made accordingly to meet these demands without practicing business ethics that are morally wrong. The time has come for McDonalds to realize the consequences of selling unhealthy food and using morally wrong business practices. Spending more time concentrating on the consumer’s health and well-being, rather than concentrating only on profit margins is the kind of change the fast food industry needs.

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