Fast-food ban in LA and NY

by Max Shrem, Posted Aug 2nd 2008 @ 3:02PM

It makes sense that NYC would follow LA's desire to ban fast-food. Just this past March, a report from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene revealed that in just two years obesity and diagnosed diabetes increased by 17 percent while the rest of the nation experienced just a six percent increase. An article from New York magazine reports that, according to the Sun, NYC Councilman Eric Gioia wants to impose a one-year ban on new fast-food restaurants. Considering the gravity of this health crisis, this desired measure hardly seems as puritanical as New York magazine describes.

The BBC explains that local policians in LA want to implement laws that would ban fast-food businesses from opening up in South LA where 32 percent of adults are overweight. In cities with high rates of obesity, these measures seem crucial. Personally, I think these bans would encourage businesses to offer affordable healthy food. At the same time, it would bring back the traditional ways of enjoying and cooking food.

What do you think?

Filed Under: Business, Magazines, Health & Medical, Fast Food
Tags: diabetes, fast food, fast-food, FastFood, health, obesity

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HAGD
ROBERT

P.S. GLOBAL WARMMING?? WOW WHAT IDIOTIC SCIENTIST ACTUALLY BELIEVED THE EARTH CAME WITH ICE?? LETS GO MELT THE REST NOW!! i HATE SNOW!!

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