Obesity

[Josh_R]

Now my question is, what do you think the main cause for it is,

There could be several causes of obesity. It could be stress. I know back when I was very overweight I ate cause I was constantly stressed out. I had no other way to really deal with my feelings and shit so I ate food. This was just my situation. Since I started working at McDonald's on the side I have seen people that seem as if they have zero intention of trying to become healthy. I have people coming through drive-thru, and ordering $50 worth of food. Now it could be to maybe the food is to feed his family(which is still bad), but when he gets to the window, and it is one giant man..come on now.

and do you think that if people had no sense of taste, would they opt for the healthier choices, since all food would taste the same?

I would say they probably would. Cause I have seen several people that simply eat bad food, cause it taste good. I mean there is no denying that bad foods tastes good.


Financial situations play a role in how healthy you eat. You can get a f*cking feast at McDonald's, Taco Bell, or other fast food places for $10. Eating healthy can get pricey.

[Rocky]

Financial situations play a role in how healthy you eat. You can get a f*cking feast at McDonald's, Taco Bell, or other fast food places for $10. Eating healthy can get pricey.

True this. I think if we all had no taste we would simply go with whatever is the cheapest at the moment. The incentive to eat healthier would still be low, as many people would save money by eating whatever would be the cheapest to eat.

An interesting theory comes to mind though. Would McDonald's still keep their food prices low if no one had any sense of taste, or would they raise the prices, knowing that they are on the lower end of food expenses?

[che]

True this. I think if we all had no taste we would simply go with whatever is the cheapest at the moment. The incentive to eat healthier would still be low, as many people would save money by eating whatever would be the cheapest to eat.

An interesting theory comes to mind though. Would McDonald's still keep their food prices low if no one had any sense of taste, or would they raise the prices, knowing that they are on the lower end of food expenses?

I'm not sure if people would just eat the cheapest food. Different foods make you feel differently after eating them, and provide different benefits. We'd probably choose to eat foods based on actual nutrition value instead of just "the cheapest" (if it was affordable for your budget).

As for McDonalds, they'd have to lower them because less people would eat there. They'd have to give some sort of actual incentive to eat there at all other than it just being convenient. More people would be packing turkey sandwiches for lunch.