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Originally posted by scardog
"ya, that big salat had the same amount of calories as a bigmac."
Funny he didn't order the salad in the movie. If their salad has too many sugars, and you are a grown up person, you can decide you shouldn't eat there. Then, you would not ruin your health by eating there.
You know, you could go to the grocery store, and eat the candy they sell each meal for 30 days, and I bet it would be bad for you too. Does that mean the grocery store is at fault somehow?
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Actually a lot of it IS mcdonald's fault. I've done a lot of debating about this because I'm a fitness trainer.
You can NOT expect people to research information themselves. It is human nature unfortunately, and especially in this day n' age no one wants to do what it takes to learn about nutrition. Although most of everyone knows that fast food isn't good for you, the large majority of people don't know exactly how BAD it is and how frequent eating (3 times a week even) can result in serious negative health conditions down the road.
People DO care about their health, why do you think we all brush our teeth? Because we fear the negative health consequences of NOT. But why do people eat so much mcdonalds? I mean, we DO care about our health, it IS human nature to protect our body. Ahh, because of a lack of knowledge on the subject.
So to an extent, it is part of mcdonald's fault because they don't care to make it an effort to educate exactly how bad their food is - of course though, that would mean less money for them. The government is also to blame for part of the situation, with the advancements we have in nearly every industry, why is it that everyone is so fat in America? The obvious answer is "Because American's are lazy and don't give a shit" - But I believe the root of the problem comes from the lack of intelligence regarding nutrition - because it goes against government interest. - keeping people fat and unhealthy = MONEY.
Sad but true.
But things are starting to change, in the next 10 to 20 years you will see more educational programs regarding fitness - especially in the schools and they're already beginning to ban soda/pop machines.