A lot of us have shows about fast food and how they are abundant in low income restaurants, and how they contribute to obesity in many people that live there. The truth about fast food is that it is not at all healthy for these people.
Poor people tend to have less to choose from when it comes to eating out. Many times, they will choose to chase the lowest price and a nearby location. As a result, that cheeseburger they bought for a buck seems like a great buy, but it is loaded with calories and it is not at all healthy.
In fact, there has been more than one documentary on this problem. Indeed, there has been a lot of involvement from other sources. The New York City Council responded to the crisis and passed new regulations that requires fast food places to label their products with nutrition information.
Sadly, even with the new labeling regulations, a survey showed that New York’s poor haven’t really changed their eating patterns, and continue to make unhealthy choices with their food.
Businesses like KFC and McDonalds assume that the survey is incorrect and that customers are making healthier choices when they order food. However, this is not consistent. Why do they have different information than that from independent surveyors.
One reason that these figures are off target and inconsistent is that chains such as Subway offer much better and healthier food choices. The other unhealthy stores combine their reports with the healthy ones and their scores look better, and make them seem like they are eating healthier.
What is really happening in New York City is that they are combining data from wealthier neighborhoods with those in poor areas. This makes the numbers look good, but nothing really is changing.
In the end, what the City is doing is pointless. The poor are still continuing to make bad choices for food.
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