- In an age when we have so much information at our disposal, why do we still make choices based on advertising and marketing? (Think back to the advertising unit about body image)
We make bad decisions because we want to be like everyone else. If everyone is eating McDonald's, you would want to eat it to because you would be "normal" and you would fit in society. If you never ate at McDonald's some people might think you're some weirdo or nerd or something and most people don't want to be called names so they would start eating there so they would stop thinking that you're some social outcast.
How does society dictate our consumption? (Make a lot of money, buy BIG CAR, BIG HOUSE, MORE MORE MORE)
Society thinks that we buy too much, especially food. Most Americans buy fast food 3 or 4 times a week so we consume a lot of our money on food. Then we buy big everything ( house, car etc.) to top it all off. ( I have no idea what this questions meant and I couldn't ask because a certain someone was on YouTube .__.).
Why are they repeatedly comparing cigarette smokers and overweight people? (Important Connection)
They are always comparing each other because cigarettes are the number one cause of deaths in America and obesity is in the number two spot. But deaths from obesity is rapidly increasing and it is coming closer and closer to being the number one cause of deaths in America.
Do you believe that people can have food addictions? Why or why not? (This Question Connects to previous question)
I think that food addictions are real. The reason is because when people eat different food they prefer one item so they will keep eating that item more often. Then more often, then more often until that's basically all you eat. Then whenever you eat something else it would taste really weird to you. But also, if you were addicted to a certain food, you would only eat it if it's around you. Chocolate for example, if it's there, you're likely to eat all of it quite quickly.
In March 2004, Congress passed a bill that would make it illegal for people to sue food companies for making them obese. What was that bill called?
The bill was called the "Cheeseburger Bill" .
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