I learned from TV News that a fast food outlet was shut down for setting up too close to a school in London. Becase the fast food shop breaks the rules which ban kebab shops and other hot foot outlets near schools, parks or leisure centres. In China, we have a totally diferent story, you can find KFC or Mcdonald's at the downtown or shopping centers of many cities. Most of those outlets are full young people especially children with their parents. According to the latest statistics, the proportion of obesity among children under the age of 15 increased from 15% in 1982 to 27% today. Among the predisposing factors for increasing prevalence of childhood obesity in China, fast food and physical inactivity are the two most important. Because of the efficient advertisements of such fast food giants as McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken, Chinese children are devouring the American fast food faster than ever. Obesity is a big problem for young people and the furture of our country, we should take all mesures to deal with it.
In Guilin, We can see more street barbecue vendors in the city center than that of before. Some streets are full smoke and smell from the babacue vendors. Many children(even their parents) are dovouring barbecue from those vendors. I understand many people lost their jobs due to the financial crisis, but the economic downturn was not an excuse for allowing a business which is harmful to the public to continue operating illegally. Some similar rules(like that in UK) must be put forward to protect children from fast food and barbecue.
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