Friday, May 13, 2011

America's Problem: Obesity Response


In response to Tran's article "I agree wholeheartedly with your post Tran. I believe people should not blame fast food for their obesity, plus I think trying to blame it is a waste of time. The fast food industry is a billion dollar industry and there is nothing we can really do to stop them from being unhealthy, no lawsuit is going to change that. Many fast food giants may have changed ingredients to appeal to the more "healthy" crowd, but their products are still unhealthy nonetheless. Fast food industries use cheap materials to make their products to increase their income, that is part of why they are so successful, that and their cheap prices and convenient locations.
We live in a capitalistic country where their should be little to no government influence, so no bill or law will not and should not be able to contain these industries. People do not see that no lawsuit or protest can stop these monster companies either, they haven't really affected them now and I don't see them being affected anytime soon. The best way to fight them is to ignore them, and you will find yourself as a healthier person already. People need to stop blaming fast food companies for their problems, because fast food is just doing it's thing and it always will be. Americans need to dump their fast food love, because it will not change for them."