Australia: An Increasingly Obese Nation’s reaction to fast food
A look at the way in which people react to "junk food" introduced into Australia where it is estimated over half the women are obese and 2/3 of the men…Do they have a right to chose what to eat?
The deliciously indulgent restaurant chain, KFC has introduced a new “burger” into Australian KFCs. You may ask why I have put the word, ‘burger’ in inverted commas, well…
Image by 7news Australia
No, your eyes do not deceive you; instead of buns are two deep-fried fillets of chicken and it has two rashers of bacon and two slices of Monterey Jack and pepper jack cheese. It looks and sounds deliciously bad for you, but KFC insist that the nutritional information is as follows (despite claims from some news stations claiming it’s at least double what is stated:
Sliced bacon (7.4 g) = 39.88 calories
2 Original Recipe fillets (192 g) = 335.62 calories
Colonel’s Special Sauce (0.5 oz.) = 73.67 calories
1 slice pepper Jack cheese (14 g) = 48.54 calories
1 slice Monterey Jack cheese (13 g) = 45.83 calories
Total: 543.54 calories
Rounded Label Data: 241 g = 540 calorie
Some nutritionists actually claim that the “burger”, once consumed, will require over an hour of intense exercise to work off, but these claims haven’t been substantiated as of yet.
Obesity has been a huge problem in Australia for some time now and many nutritionists are claiming that this latest product is irresponsible given the situation. I, of course, whole-(deep-fried)-heartedly disagree. If a person makes a choice to eat foods which are unhealthy to excess, then that was their choice. We can’t dictate what a person can eat any more than we can what s/he thinks or believes. While I agree with help for dubbed “food-addicts”, if the person doesn’t want help, you can’t slap their hand and say “No, fatty!” Let them make their own minds up! The option of it does not mean anyone *has* to eat it, and it’s not like anyone who will eat it will think it’s healthy. Fast food is a great treat and there’s no justice in telling a company what they can and can’t sell. Fast food, cigarettes, alcohol, sky-diving lessons, and driving lessons to name a few are all potentially dangerous. Should they all be banned? Or is it the individual’s choice?
Health is important, teaching children to be healthy is important, learning not to eat fast food too often is important, but censorship is illegal and rightly so. It’s a different form of it, but it is still censoring what the public see for the supposed benefit of the public. It’s probably just people looking for something else to complain about (I know I can always find something), but complain about it, don’t try to ban it please. If people want to eat junk food, they’re gonna find a way, so just let them, but give them support if they need it.
I’m off for Double Down burger now.
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