McDonald’s, say good-bye. Burger King, say good-bye. Fast-food restaurants, say good-bye. It has been proposed to have a two-year suspension on any new fast-food restaurants from opening up in South Los Angeles by city councilwoman Jan Perry. Her proposal is so the city could focus more on the existing problem between fast-food restaurants and health problems, and so the results could be a long-term plan to alleviate such a dilemma. Such health problems that south Los Angeles faces are high obesity rates among children and adults in comparison to the rest of the county, high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease, not to mention that this area contains the county’s highest concentration of fast-food restaurants. While some public health experts in the area seem to be happy about the proposal, there are others within the restaurant industry that criticize it by saying it will only permit full-service, sit-down restaurants to open.
Fast-food restaurants contain fatty foods, high calories, high cholesterol, and fat grams, among others, which causes a person to have health problems. This two-year suspension on opening up new fast-food restaurants in south Los Angeles could decrease such health problems and improve the type of “healthy” meals they offer. Burger King pledged on September 19, 2007 to have healthier meal plans to offer children under 12. Healthier food items include “flame-broiled Tenders, organic unsweetened applesauce…low-fat milk” and apples cut into pieces resembling French fries. The prospective year that children and parents can expect this to take effect is 2008.
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Wow this seems extreme. I think these people should focus more on the specific ingrediants, combinations or cooking methods that are unhealthy, because 'i luv me some burgers.'
awesome i think! Well, Esther has a point, they could concentrate on using healthier ingredients; but at the same time, the current ingredients are what makes these fast food restaurants what they are. So, maybe saying good-bye isn't such a bad idea. We can cook our own healthier burgers, can't we? They should do the same here in Florida. I gave up on these chains a while ago and I feel soooooo much healthier; no more feeling like I just ate a fat piece of chemicals and preservatives disguised as french fries.
I agree with both Ester and Bev. There should be more consentration on the ingrediants and cooking methods, but isn't that what makes fast food? I guess that there must be a balance, but if fast food resturants continue with the same routine, there will be some problems. I personally, swore off fast food ever since I saw "Supersize Me". It has to be an individual choice, but I commend Jan Perry for actions.
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