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6-1 Discussion Advertising

6-1 Discussion Advertising

Q McDonald’s has been widely criticized for its advertising practices, which have heavily influenced children. It has also been accused of contributing to childhood obesity. Read the following case study: CASE 2-7: McDonald’s and Obesity. Discuss the role of McDonald’s (and other fast food restaurant chains), parents, and the government in trying to prevent childhood obesity. Specifically, address the following in your initial post: • Does McDonald’s have a right to advertise as much as it wants? • What role do parents play? What role should government play? • Do you think the government

Q According to the report provided in CASE 2-7: McDonald’s and Obesity, I feel that any organization must have to advertise as much that organization wants. This rule must be applicable for all fast food retail organizations including McDonald’s. If other retail organizations in the retail industry apart from the fast food retail industry are being allowed to advertise as much as they want then why McDonald’s cannot be given the right to advertise as much as it wants (Lussier & Sherma, 2014)?

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I think that it is the duty of the parents to make their children understand that eating too much of deep fried food or food added with preservatives is not good for health. Moreover, parents can make their children check out reports on the internet about children and adults who have suffered from binged eating and drinking from the retail fast food organizations like McDonald’s, Taco Bell, KFC and so on.