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Public Health or Personal Choice: The Debate Over Los Angeles' Fast Food Ban

Los Angeles has prohibited new fast-food outlets in an effort to combat obesity, sparking a debate on government intervention in dietary choices. Critics question if such bans are the right approach as advocates argue for healthier options. The impact of the ban, spread to other cities, and the convenience factor of fast food are all under scrutiny. Learn more about the controversial fast food ban in South Los Angeles and the implications it has on public health policies.

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Public Health or Personal Choice: The Debate Over Los Angeles' Fast Food Ban

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  1. L.A. Says 'No Fries With That' Ada Bulka

  2. Thesis • Hoping to improve people's diets, Los Angeles has banned new fast-food outlets in part of the city. • Should what we eat be the government's business? • By Jennifer Medina in Los Angeles

  3. Fast Food Ban • in Los Angeles fast-food joint on every corner • Los Angeles is banning new fast-food restaurants in South Los Angeles • higher rates of poverty and obesity

  4. Healthier Food • ban encourages healthier dining • sit-down restaurants, • produce-filled grocery stores, and • takeout meals that center on salad rather than fries.

  5. Government’s Business? • third of schoolchildren in America are overweight • Is what we eat the government's business? • Critics say they go beyond proper role of government

  6. Nanny States • Nanny State • Use law to fight obesity • Many states have banned soda and candy from schools • California and New York City prohibited restaurants from using trans-fats • New York City passed law requiring calorie counts posted on chain-restaurant menus

  7. Rules • The regulations not an absolute ban • existing fast-food places remain open • Restaurants inside shopping centers can be open • Casual restaurants get permits to open • City Council enacted first one-year ban in 2008 • Prevents fast food restaurants from opening in area • Area built supermarket instead

  8. Spread of Ban • Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (advocacy group) pushing for other cities to enact similar limits. • little support for the idea.

  9. nearly 1,000 fast-food places in 30 square miles of South Los Angeles • largely black and Hispanic area • 30% of area's 750,000 residents are obese • double the rate in wealthier parts of the city

  10. Is Fast Food Ban Answer? • Study by RAND Corporation found ban was unlikely to change rate of obesity/diabetes • Said to focus on food in convenience stores/gas stations

  11. Convenience • Easier to go out to eat than cook • Children like it • No healthy restaurants nearby • Children call high calorie fast food their “afterschool snack”

  12. Credits • The New York Times Upfront • Vol. 143 • March 14, 2011

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