letter to the president

Letter to the President of a Fast Food Chain

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Letter to the President of a Fast Food Chain

Dear Mr . President

In a recent article from CBS News , it was found out that the percentage of obesity in United States has risen to alarming levels . What is frightening about this statistics is that nearly one third of children in the US aged 4-19 consume six extra pounds every year which jeopardizes their health by making them vulnerable to obesity (Holguin 2003

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no wonder considering the fact that billions of dollars are allocated to the ludicrous amount of fast food advertising and ubiquitous franchises that virtually leaves the public saturated with high-calorie and low-fiber diet . I am writing to you to explain how detrimental it is for children to consume abnormal amounts of fast food so that in your capacity as president of a leading fast food chain , you can consider this information and alter the way your products are produced and marketed

It is true that food intake is a matter of individual responsibility However , in case of children , marketing plays a powerful part in controlling their choices . One of the biggest culprits that make fast food so appealing to children is the marketing of meals with toys . The idea behind associating fast food with toys is to attract a bigger slice of the market since kids would usually be accompanied by their families when they go out to get burger , fries and the...