Many of us have seen documentaries about how fast food stores in low income areas that show how they cause residents to become obese. The truth of the matter is that fast food is not that healthy at all for people in these areas.
Those who are poor have fewer choices when it comes to where they eat out. They will often choose to follow the best deal on food and a nearby location. A one dollar chicken sandwich can appear to be a good deal at the fast food place down the street, but it is loaded with calories and very unhealthy.
Not only has there been a documentary on the issue, but government has taken interest in fixing this problem as well. The New York City Council has recently passed rules that require fast food restaurants to label their food with nutrition data that shows people what they are really eating.
However, even though new labeling laws have been in effect, a recent survey revealed that there was really no change in the eating habits of the poor in New York. They continue in the same dietary patterns.
Restaurants like McDonalds and Taco Bell are under the impression that this survey reveled incorrect information and that their customers are making better choices after all. This is inconsistent, and leads to wonder why these stores have different info from the surveys.
One reason that can help make the statistics differ is that certain companies like Subway have a much healthier food menu, while the unhealthy chains are using these good ones to make their numbers look better. This definitely will skew the results.
What New York City does is take data from the wealthier neighborhoods and combine that with the results from the poor parts of the city. This make the numbers look better, but nothing is really changing with regards to safety.
In the end, the city is being pointless in labeling their fast food stores because nobody is really changing their habits.
Those who are poor have fewer choices when it comes to where they eat out. They will often choose to follow the best deal on food and a nearby location. A one dollar chicken sandwich can appear to be a good deal at the fast food place down the street, but it is loaded with calories and very unhealthy.
Not only has there been a documentary on the issue, but government has taken interest in fixing this problem as well. The New York City Council has recently passed rules that require fast food restaurants to label their food with nutrition data that shows people what they are really eating.
However, even though new labeling laws have been in effect, a recent survey revealed that there was really no change in the eating habits of the poor in New York. They continue in the same dietary patterns.
Restaurants like McDonalds and Taco Bell are under the impression that this survey reveled incorrect information and that their customers are making better choices after all. This is inconsistent, and leads to wonder why these stores have different info from the surveys.
One reason that can help make the statistics differ is that certain companies like Subway have a much healthier food menu, while the unhealthy chains are using these good ones to make their numbers look better. This definitely will skew the results.
What New York City does is take data from the wealthier neighborhoods and combine that with the results from the poor parts of the city. This make the numbers look better, but nothing is really changing with regards to safety.
In the end, the city is being pointless in labeling their fast food stores because nobody is really changing their habits.
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