A Proposal to Fight Obesity by Limiting the City’s fast-Food Restaurants

According to the author of the article “A Proposal to Fight Obesity by Limiting the City’s Fast-Food Restaurants” the California City of Calistoga and the City of New York have a little in common. However, Calistoga has something that Joel Rivera, councilman of the Bronx, wants to bring to New York, a zoning ordinance against fast food restaurants. Manny Rivera reports that in June, Mr. Rivera, 27, who at age of 22 became the youngest elected official in city history, limiting the number of fast food establishments in New York by changing the zoning laws. Furthermore, Mr. Rivera wants to restrict them to fight the chronic obesity, especially, in poor neighborhoods.

            Moreover, a 2003 survey of nearly 3,000 New York elementary school children found that 24 percent were obese and 19 percent were overweight. Mr. Fernandez said that Mr. Rivera “Stood a McDonald’s there, down the street form a Dunkin Donut, around the corner form a KFC, within eyesight of a Taco Bell and a Sbarro, a short walk from a Burger King, not far from a Pizza Hut and a few blocks from a White Castle.” It was in Fordham Road. Also, Detroit has had zoning ordinances that not permit fast-food restaurants within 500 feet of a school. Finally, the Republican minority leader councilman James S. Oddo said that in the city 2003 banned on smoking in bars and restaurants initially unpopular. Also, he said that this issue is similar like in 2003.

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            This is a very interesting and exciting article. I really enjoyed it while I was reading it because I am one of the fans of the fast-food. On the one hand, I am agree not to permit fast-food restaurants around school in Detroit. On the other hand, I am not very happy with it because some students do not have time to take s breakfast at home; as a result, they need restaurants to take it before class or after class. Moreover, the point that caught my attention was when I read that in Fordham Road for every step you walk you will see a fast-food restaurant. I say that this point caught my attention because even though I live nearly of Fordham Road I have never paid attention to this fact.