Fast Food: is it really to blame for obesity?
Fast Food: Is it Really The One to Blame For Obesity?
Obesity in children goes up in huge numbers every year, and in just 2002, twenty six percent of schoolchildren were said to be overweight. Fast food restaurants, such as McDonald’s, were being blamed and sued by parents for the epidemic of obesity. Parents make the claim that fast food is the reason their children are overweight, but is fast food really the reason for the increase in the quantity of obese children? Fast food eateries are not the ones that should have to carry the blame. Fast food has become an every meal and everyday fixation for many families, but fast food should only be a treat! Daniel Weintraub, author of the article, “The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home”, states his argument agreeing that the fast food restaurants are not the ones at fault. Weintraub believes that the number one reason for the increase in the obesity flare-up is parents. Parents control about 95% of what their children consume, so why are they blaming fast food restaurants for simply giving them the food they ordered for their kids? Fast food places aren’t shoving their food down the children’s throat, or for that matter, anybody’s throat! The parents are the ones who buy the fast food for their kids – no body is forcing them. If parents just took the time to cook healthy, proportional meals at home, their kids would be a lot healthier and in better shape. Every meal of everyday should not be a McDonald’s burger, fries, and drink super sized. As I have said once before, fast food should be a treat. The director of youth marketing at McDonald’s, Karlin Linhardt, says in an article interview, “we talk about offering carrot sticks instead of french fries, and we have parents come in and say, “We offer them carrot sticks at home. When we come to McDonald’s we want a treat. French fries.” This quote from Ms. Linhardt is good evidence that parents do not choose the healthier choices fast food offer for their
Obesity in children goes up in huge numbers every year, and in just 2002, twenty six percent of schoolchildren were said to be overweight. Fast food restaurants, such as McDonald’s, were being blamed and sued by parents for the epidemic of obesity. Parents make the claim that fast food is the reason their children are overweight, but is fast food really the reason for the increase in the quantity of obese children? Fast food eateries are not the ones that should have to carry the blame. Fast food has become an every meal and everyday fixation for many families, but fast food should only be a treat! Daniel Weintraub, author of the article, “The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home”, states his argument agreeing that the fast food restaurants are not the ones at fault. Weintraub believes that the number one reason for the increase in the obesity flare-up is parents. Parents control about 95% of what their children consume, so why are they blaming fast food restaurants for simply giving them the food they ordered for their kids? Fast food places aren’t shoving their food down the children’s throat, or for that matter, anybody’s throat! The parents are the ones who buy the fast food for their kids – no body is forcing them. If parents just took the time to cook healthy, proportional meals at home, their kids would be a lot healthier and in better shape. Every meal of everyday should not be a McDonald’s burger, fries, and drink super sized. As I have said once before, fast food should be a treat. The director of youth marketing at McDonald’s, Karlin Linhardt, says in an article interview, “we talk about offering carrot sticks instead of french fries, and we have parents come in and say, “We offer them carrot sticks at home. When we come to McDonald’s we want a treat. French fries.” This quote from Ms. Linhardt is good evidence that parents do not choose the healthier choices fast food offer for their