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Should there be a limit on fast food places?
Newest Review: ... whilst others had grown ups bring in unhealthy food for them and pass it through the railings at lunch time. Where the parallel falls down is that these were children who were, supposedly, under the control of adults and even then, severely limiting their access to fast food didn’t stop every one of them from obtaining and eating it. In the real world, adults who really want to eat fast food will get it and eat it, and limiting their access to it will not prevent that. Also, limiting fast food intake is not as straight forward as just cutting off the supply so people have to eat more healthily. Eating in itself is an extremely com... more |
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Should there be a limit on fast food places?: Ban the Burger! (955 words)
by skittle - written on 11.11.07 (Very useful, 98 readings)
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The title of this topic quite honestly leaves me asking more questions instead of trying to answer it, if you see what I mean. My first thought when I wondered if there should be a limit on fast food places was what would you hope to achieve by setting a limit? Presumably the answer is a lowering of the obesity rate, but in all honesty if people really want junk food they’ll just cook it at home if they can’t get it from a take away, so I have to question if limiting the number of fast food outlets would even scratch the surface of the problem. Even if, for whatever reason, a person couldn’t get fast food at home – say they live with parents who control their diet – a ...
Unrealistic (85 words)
by jennyyy21 - written on 23.10.07 (Somewhat useful, 29 readings)
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I think it's unrealistic to put a limit on fast food places. Limiting the amount of restaurants won't stop people eating fast food. Yes, too much fast food is unhealthy for us. But it is the indiviguals decision as to whether they should eat it or not. Limiting the amount of restuarants could cause alot of disagreements. How would this be enforced? It would be very unfair on businesses if they are forced to close. And some, independant places may lose all their ...
Should there be a limit on fast food places?: Lard arse nation (206 words)
by fuzzybear - written on 09.03.07 (Useful, 105 readings)
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I don't see how you can impose a restriction on the number of fast food places there are in a town or particular location as surely the economy works on a relatively free market and any restriction would limit competition. Limiting the availability of something may only make it even more popular or sought after, certainly I do not see it reducing demand, the only way to do that is to change peoples habits and educate them about healthy eating. A lot of people rely on the fast food industry for their jobs and within this sector there are a lot of self employed people in burger vans and the like whose livelihood would be affected and most ...
