In this argumentative blog, Janelle Stanish examine whether or not fast food restaurants are the cause for the increase in diabetes and obesity by asking herself; “Are fast food chains the bad guys?”, “Are we all genetically pre-disposed to be “fat” or “skinny”?” and “Whether or not there is another factor contributing to the widespread obesity problem?”. The author explained that personal choices, lack of exercise, and genetic disposition all play a role in a person’s weight but there are other things that influence our weight like the fast food chains. She stated that number one thing that influenced us is the advertisement because fast food chains spend billions of dollar a year to develop product packaging and marketing techniques, so that consumer buy more food. Stanish stated that when the big companies are called out to the front they are quick to defend themselves by asking; “Are we to blame for merely providing …show more content…
In the beginning of the book, Schlosser used the founders of the first hotdog stand in California and the Mcdonalds brothers stated that they are the frontier of the evolution of the fast food industry. He examine the ways they promote their products by targeting children by building fast food restaurants near playgrounds and how profitable it was for them.In the second part of the book, Schlosser went to several fast food restaurants and meat packaging factories where he claims that it’s the most dangerous job in the U.S to show us the risk employees had to go through because of the unsanitary areas they work in and the little money they recieve for doing