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           In "Let Them Eat Fat" by the author Greg Critser discusses how, fast-food companies because of the cheap need from poor people in meals the innovation known as supersizing was born. For example, Mcdonalds which is located in a low-income area attracts most of the low-income workers once they leave work and this is where Mcdonalds begins its "supersize" offer. This is almost similar for black kids because of their economic status which are the majority who purchase the same hamburgers. The rest of teens are doing the same and not noticing that by supersizing your meal you double the amount of calories more than what teens are suppose to be taking because the calories are poor and all it has is fat added.
            I agree with the author Greg Critser and how he explains us how food companies have been aiming at poor inner-communities because since it is always reported that low-income communities, which is mostly hispanics, are low in graduation rate and high deaths in obesity then it must be true also that they are the most obese. Same for blacks. It was reported on the New York Post newspaper on a map how mostly in latin and black communities had the most obesisty rates. These areas included the Upper West and East sides of Manhattan. Also Uptown Bronx and Upper West of Brooklyn. Only a few parts in Staten Island.
            Another example I can point out is that statiscally the low-income areas have less healthy organic supermarkets. This is why there are more reports if diabetes and other related sicknesses in the low-income communites, plus more deaths. Therefore, huge food companies have more advantage to make more profit with supersizing in meals in the low-income areas than the upper ones and since they are low on economic status there is more demand for fast food. This can stop if we educate ourselves more,read and work harder to put our own healthy food store businesses.