Advertising of fast food keeps costumers wanting more and more. Anytime costumers see the satisfying sandwich, instantly their mouth waters for the taste of it. Local grocery stores and convenient shops have ads and coupons from the local fast food franchises. The coupons increase the costumers appeal to the restaurant because of a possible discount and full belly. The situation is very ironic because the grocery stores with nutritious food advocates for fast food restaurants that are, in context, competing with their sales.
False advertising is also another unpleasant practice that fast food companies use to lure in costumers. Some of these practices include no warning labels on advertisements like there are on dangerous things like tobacco and confusing labels on food served that lead customers into eating more calories than intended. David Zinczenko advocates that it is some of the fast food companies fault for the decline in America’s general health. At the end, David chooses not to complain about the legalities, but instead encourages us to let the justice system do its work. In the article David Zinczenko discusses “Shouldn't we know better than to eat two meals a day in fast-food restaurants” we the people of America should know by now that it is
The golden arches are now more widely recognized than the Christian cross” (Schlosser 4-5). Schlosser uses the facts based off the survey to show Americans truly how disturbing this industry has impacted many generations, whether they’re ten years old or sixty. In many other places, Schlosser uses more facts to expose just how awful fast food has become in our lives, “they spend more on fast food than on movies, books, magazines, newspapers, videos, and recorded music- combined” (3). Having a jam packed full introduction filled with all the horrid truth based around the industry makes people think right from the get-go just how badly Americans need to change their lifestyles. Schlosser’s purpose to get society thinking twice on choosing McDonald’s for their next meal was effective; readers are already intrigued and eager to learn more on just how bad the fast food industry
They’re rich and powerful. They promise good quality food at their restaurants, but instead their food harms others. Ads produced by fast food chains completely wash kid’s minds, making them believe some of the most ridiculous things. Workers that process they’re meat are taken advantage of and abused. Cattle that are slaughtered for their meat are fed each other’s manure.
I agree with Zinczenko on his critical viewpoint on how he looks at the fast food industry. Fast food is part of the blame because most of them are not healthy and are bad for consumers. The calories of a Big Mac, medium fry, and a medium Coke are almost equivalent to the daily intake of these industry’s consumers. Zinczenko uses the analogy of a simple salad we would assume is healthy. Our fast food industry needs to provide these nutritional facts in easy reach for their customers.
Big Food, Big Money, Big Arguments In the mist of the recent backlash against big multi-national corporations there has also been a growing movement against Big Food and a call to bring back real food into schools and homes. A few blogs and online new magazines have written a few entries and articles trying to shine a light on what the American public is actually eating. The Blog of Bruce Bradley is a blog written by Bruce Bradley who is a former food industry marketer with over fifteen years of experience at big food companies such as General Mill, Pillsbury, and Nabisco. Bradley uses his blog to inform readers on how Big Food uses clever marketing to persuade the consumer to buy more processed food and create the perception of how that
Nevertheless the documentary is extremely biased, it makes the fast food companies looks like enemies and it doesn’t even give a point of view which could go against his ideas. Furthermore the article very direct and visual approach is very effective, the viewer certainly captures Spurlock’s message that fast food is very harmful for everyone’s health. Summary According to the documentary the number of “fat” people in the United States is increasing at a nonstop rate, and the fast food companies wash their hands on the problem. The documentary focus on Spurlock’s diet, which only consists of Mc Donald’s menu items. Spurlock during this month experiences not only an increase in
Furthermore, Valenzuela portrays fast food juggernauts like ‘KFC’ and ‘McDonalds’ in a deceitful and untrustworthy manner with the intended effect of evoking guilt and shame upon those who consume these foods. Valenzuela asserts that the ‘tower burger’, advertised at the cricket for KFC supplies ‘about a third of a typical child’s energy requirements’. This further authenticates his argument by exploiting his credentials as a medical researcher to illustrate the ‘junk food’ chain in a negative
Pondering on my thoughts, I came to the conclusion that some of this has to be because of the fact that the cafeteria serves unhealthy food for the students. Another factor is that the cafeteria is set up in a way to be a buffet. This makes people go back for seconds, thirds, and even sometimes fourths. This is an astonishing fact that the food served could be processed deep fat fried chicken or even just plain old burgers. The fact of the matter is that this becomes a daunting way of how people become overweight.
The truths that I am referring to are the health hazards that were and still are well known to the elite manufacturers and the major health organizations in which they fund. Does it surprise you to know that fast food corporations are monetarily beneficial to the US? Governmental monetary greediness is being piggybacked by the lack of care and compassion for the citizens of our country. Combine this with the insulting degradation of the average American’s intelligence by many of the hierarchy in office. This is where I believe the accountability should begin.