So I just watched this show on CNN about how American's are killing themselves with their diets. One thing I found really interesting was the facts they gave about fast food. It's been scientifically shown that eating too many french fries and other fried products from fast food chains can lead to serious medical problems like depression and suicidal thoughts. Imagine that, one too many french fries could send you over the brink. I always knew that eating too much fast food could make you feel bad but I never knew it could effect your body that much.
Another thing mentioned in the show was about how the governtment in NYC was trying to enforce all fast food chains to show the calories per item on the menu board in the same size print as the price. The companies sued the city and won but the city may be making an appeal. I thought that was amazing that the city could try and force the resturants to openly and largely display the calories per item. But then I thought about it. The calories are openly displayed on the nutrition pannel on every packed product that we buy and are able to consume so why shouldn't the city be able to have the resturant display the calories. My guess is that even if the calories were shown it wouldn't make a difference in sales. If I was to walk into McDonald's knowing I wanted to buy a 1 dollar hot fudge sundae and that was what I was going to buy, seeing the calories woundn't stop me. Subconsciencely I know that there are many other things that are much better for me to be eating, but I still choose the sundae. Still it's the best thing you can buy for a dollar.
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