Fast Food Corporate Responsibility

In 1921, White Castle opened its door to the public. Beginning the United States toxic relationship with fast food. Originally, “fast food” restaurants were nice places to bring the family for a nice meal, but today fast food chains dominate almost every corner of every American city. As a result, the United States has the highest obesity rate compared to other countries. According to the CDC, as of 2014, the child obesity rate is at seventeen percent. That’s 12.7 million children, between ages two and nineteen, that struggle with obesity. Should fast food companies be held responsible for obesity and other health issues caused by their products? When is it individual responsibility and when is it appropriate to place blame? Fast food companies should be held responsible for all heath issues caused by their products. Yes, it is the customer’s responsibility to take care of their personal health, but how can the customer be trusted to control their actions when the fast-food can control them physiologically, physically, and is always so easy to access?
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Typically, when driving through areas with high property values, restaurants like Chipotle, Chick-fil-A, or a Jimmy Johns. Fast-food companies not only study the economic demographics of our cities, but they gladly take advantage to this data. It makes sense that multibillion dollar corporations want to place their businesses where they’ll make the most money. Michael Miller, Gerad Middendorf, and Spencer Wood conducted a research called Food Availability in the Heartland: Exploring the Effects of Neighborhood Racial and Income Composition. In this study they realized fast-food chains were more dominate compared to health food stores in inner city neighborhoods. The researchers also point out the direct correlation between health issues within a race and income