Who's To Blame

Who’s to Blame for Obesity?
Imagine for a moment that all of the nation's fast-food establishments were striped away overnight. Would the number of kids who carry an unhealthful amount of extra weight plummet? People think that by taking away fast food restaurants the number of obese would decrease. If that were the case then fast food companies and corporations would have to pay for lawsuits stemming from their products contributing to long term illnesses and obesity, but are they really to blame? The answer is no, fast food companies and corporations should NOT have to pay for lawsuits contributing to long term illnesses and obesity. This is because first of all, everyone is responsible for their own being and what they choose to consume,
If that were the case and companies did have to pay people getting sick due to their products then companies would eventually start to loose money and most of them would be shut down. So let's say all fast food restaurants like Mcdonalds, Burger King, Jack in the Box, Carl's Jr, Panda Express, etc. were to close down and only healthy restaurants like Waba Grill, and Flame Broiler were to be open. In a new study, researchers from the University of North Carolina led by nutrition professor Barry Popkin have found that even when they are not eating at fast-food restaurants, children who frequently tend to eat food that would probably make many of them overweight or obese tend to snarf up cookies and chips, chug sugar sweetened soda from a bottle, and heat up frozen pizzas at home. The authors of the latest research combed through a national database of Americans' health and nutrition behaviors and grouped 4,466 American kids from ages 2 to 18 according to what they ate when they were not eating food purchased at a fast-food restaurant. The research from the University of North Carolina technically sums up that fast foods are not to blame for the rise in obesity or any terminal illnesses presented because either way only us are responsible for ourselves and what we
However, what they are doing is simply suggesting that we try their food, although some people like to think that the advertisements come across as forceful. Let’s take a quick look at a Carl’s Jr. commercial: The “Eat like you mean it” commercials often feature an attractive male or female greedily indulging in the restaurant’s latest creation. The slow motion that is incorporated into these commercials, coupled with the high definition view of the product being sold, is usually enough to leave viewers with a sudden craving. While this sudden craving may be a nuisance, it does not have to be acted upon. Producers of such ads work only to inform their audience of what is out there in terms of new menu items. While they would like us to buy their products, they are not forcing us to do so against our will. In all honesty, if you see a fast food commercial on TV and then consciously get into your car and drive to the nearest restaurant, you have no one but yourself to blame when you suddenly find yourself five pounds heavier. You made the decision to go and buy that food; it’s not like the restaurant sent a cab to go get each and every one of