'McDonalds and Social Responsibility\r'

'All companies have a righteousness to the earthly concern to ensure that their products argon non malign in any manner.  Presently, America is facing a national wellness crisis as the number of adults and children despicable from obesity celebrate to rise.  Companies that picture food to the public need to make sure their foods be alimental and fit for human consumption.\r\nMcDonalds was socially responsible in their actions to stop super-sizing food items.  McDonalds is aware of the obesity epidemic in America, and eliminating the everyplacesized food servings might sponsor in some small trend.    After all, McDonalds has been nicknamed the â€Å" calorie king,” (Good Business Deeds, 2004).  Moreover, Morgan Spurlock caused McDonalds to be pressured even such(prenominal) by and by making a documentary of his experience of alimentation only food from McDonalds for a month.  He â€Å"gained 25 pounds, his cholesterol level soared, and h is liver became impaired,” (McDocumented †ace calendar month of living on Only McDonalds fare, n.d.).\r\nOn the other hand, is McDonalds to blame for the obesity fusss in America?  Hasn’t McDonalds forever been socially responsible?  McDonalds has been in duty for decades and has maintained life long customers and many of them are not obese.  McDonalds provides intimately of the equal food products that it has always provided, including salads.  Is it their fault that people choose to order a burger and fries instead?  Maybe we need to guess at the personal responsibility of consumers.  Society has changed, and to a gr occupyer extent Americans lead a sedentary lifestyle than in the past.  Becoming more physically active emphatically plays a role in the obesity crisis as much as our diets.\r\nWhy has McDonalds been singled out over the super-sizing issue?  Even convenience stores provide super-sized softening drinks.  McDonalds is socially responsible, but individuals need to carry more personal responsibility in releaseing a balanced diet and exercising.\r\nâ€Å"In the 1990s, McDonalds spent over $3 billion dollars on recycled products,” (Good Business Deeds, 2004).  This distinctly demonstrates that McDonalds is making an effort to be socially responsible.  not just for show, but because of the values of the company.  â€Å"We run through disadvantageously our commitment to conducting our business in a way that respects the world around us and the issues that field most to you,” (McDonalds Corporation, 2004).\r\nAlthough they entrust no longer continue to super-size, some consumers result eat twice as much of the regular size.  McDonalds is not to blame for gluttony.  McDonalds is scarce providing a service that consumers postulate, fast and convenient foods.   That is what restaurants do.  They provide the types of food that people ask to eat.  If c onsumers didn’t respect the food at McDonalds they wouldn’t buy it.  The problem with obesity is not a McDonalds issue.\r\nThe problem is that to a fault many Americans do not want to take responsibility for their personal choices.  McDonalds has restaurants all over the world, including most countries in Asia.  However, most people in Asiatic countries are fit and trim.  McDonalds is serving up the same food to them as it is to Americans, but they are not suffering from obesity.  May our problem is greed.  We are a materialistic society and we stuff our mouths with food, our closets with excessive clothing, and our cant accounts with money.\r\nWe never seem to be able to gratify our appetites.  So when McDonalds eliminated super-sized products we started eating twice as much of the smaller portions.  Whether or not a restaurant serves large or small portions, we will eat as much food as we want to eat.  The ‘food police’ ca nnot control how much anyone chooses to eat.  And we will continue to gain weight and suffer from distressing health.  But this is the law of cause and effect.  Because we eat in excess we are affecting our health.  Because we refuse to exercise, our bodies will fail us.  It is not up to the government to visit the companies that make or provide food.  It is up to all(prenominal) person to take the time to plan and eat balance and healthy meals.\r\nWe eat at McDonalds because we want instant gratification.  Isn’t it faster and easier to grab a burger on the way home base from work, than to go home and good real food?  Isn’t it easier to take diet pills than to take a 30-minute walk individually day?  We have the option of making decisions that are best for our health.  Unfortunately, the sad truth is that many of us are choosing to be obese, and we are in denial.  Our health is our responsibility. References\r\nGood Business Deeds (2004).  Retrieved April 8, 2007 from http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec04/corporate_12-23.html\r\nMcDocument †One Month of Living on Only McDonalds Food (n.d.).  Retrieved April 8, 2007 from\r\nhttp://www.plastic.com/article.html;sid=04/01/28/07585282\r\nMcDonalds Corporation (2004).  Responsibility.  Retrieved April 8, 2007 from\r\nhttp://www.mcdonalds.com/corp/values/ make-up/archive.RowPar.0001.ContentPar.0001.ContentPar0007.DownloadFiles.0001.File.tmp/CR_Report_(Revised).pdf\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n'