caveat emp·tor: The axiom or principle in commerce that the buyer alone is responsible for assessing the quality of a purchase before buying.
It's well known that fast food is bad for you, or is it not well known?
The marketing strategies of these fast food chains like McDonalds have no regulations set upon them to state the negative health risks associated with their food. Why??? Eating fast food on a frequent basis can really harm your body more than most tend to think.
The ads on tv and radio present a picture perfect image of their food that appeals to both adults and children, and they buy into it, because that's just how people are.
I think if it were mandatory for these fast food chains to somehow inform their customers about the serious negative health effects from eating their food too frequently, less people would eat it.
I think there are 3 types of people concerning fast food:
1. Those who know the facts about fast food and choose not to eat it.
2. Those who know the facts about their food and choose to eat it regardless.
3. Those who don't know yet still eat it, but do not research it because of a very common character flaw, lack of motivation. But these people do care to a degree, just not enough. Most however DO care once they realize what they're doing.
I believe type "3" probably accounts for 50% of the fast food frequenters. If you intervene on their behalf, and give them the knowledge that they would CARE to have, you will find that a significant # of these people would stop harming their bodies.
And I believe the mentality of caveat emptor is greedy and criminalistic because it goes against human nature.
sorry I had to get that off my chest.
so what do you think? should the fast food industry be required to inform customers, just as cigarrettes have a general's warning?
I do. Fast Food is a very big reason why american's are so obese, and unhealthy.