why does the media always pick on McDonalds?

Question

We all know that eating junk is bad for you. But McDonalds are not the only ones who sell fatty foods.
I used to work at maccas as a teenager and i would eat it about 4 - 5times a week , if not more.... but i weighed 10 kilos less than i do now. I only have it about once a week now. just goes to show, if you don't get off your b"** and exerisize, you aint gonna loose weight.

Also McDonalds donates more money to charity than any other fast food chain. So why do they always cop bad press for being the cause of obesity?

Answer 1

Yeah, I hate that too. You know that movie that was made trashing McDonald's what was it called "Super Size Me". That was SO phony. It was about a guy who ate at McDonald's for 1 month or something and how he started to have all of these horrible health problems. YEAH RIGHT!! Eating at McDonald's is no different than eating a box of mac and cheese-they're about the same, yet people eat that kind of crap they buy from the supermarket all the time and plus McDonald's doesn't just have unhealthy food, they have orange juice, apple juice, salads, milk, apple slices-you can eat at McDonald's and still eat healthy.

Answer 2

oh i cant stand McDonalds i went as so far as to not eat there anymore or even spend money there because im supporting what they put in their food. But if you really really want to see why mcdonalds get bad press read the book "Do not eat this Book by Morgan Spurlock, that book will make you think way different about fast food, school food and what we eat and how supersizing is effecting America. The reason why mcdonalds get the heat from people is because they are the global leader of marketing junk food. Fast food is all about making money and the Mcdonald charites is way to improve their image and convince the world it's caring. I strongly advise you read this book it will make you better understand..it opened me up to see things different. Even our school food system is bad!! I work at a school and they serve the children for breakfast pizza, dounuts..etc and then they wonder why many children had ADHD, or ADD or even Diabetics type 2!!

Answer 3

sometimes bad publicity is better than good publicity. so they pick on mcdonalds. i wish fast food companies would have calories on the boards and the price
like #1 big mac meal $ 5.09 = 12000 calories
i think we would all look up and make a better choice . we would all choose the one with the less calories now we dont have such choices and when you have 30 seconds and two kids screaming at you you choose the one that cost the less money so in the long run we eat supersize fat meal that the bigger the better ( they say) . we need healthy fast food choices and they all need to step up and offer more choices take the fat away.

Answer 4

I love eating at McDonalds. Good on them for putting more healthy choice foods on the menu but I hope they never get rid of the Big Mac as it is my favourite burger. I never let the media tell me what to eat.

Answer 5

They are the biggest company of the ones out there. The press wont go after the one store chains like Pappy's in Toronto that serve the same stuff.

Answer 6

They are the biggest fast food restaurant with more stores and more market share than anyone else. They are a big target. They are in many places where a lot of other American companies are not. They are a symbol of American success or excess depending on your POV.

Answer 7

The media gets it in their head that they need a story to go a certain way and they run with it. They're too lazy to gather more facts on other food chains.

Answer 8

Unfortunatly 4 Macca's they were here first so every fat kid get blamed on them even if the kid eats KFC,burger king or hungry jacks most of the times.

Answer 9

I agree, what we eat is choice. Ronald McDonald house is a fantastic organization.

Answer 10

Because Mcdonalds is the ruler and yardstick of fastfood.