Banning of Unhealthy Food Choices

Many people may think they know what obesity is, but they have no idea. It is being overweight, but by how much? What are the associated diseases? According to a survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it shows that among adults aged 20-74 years the prevalence of obesity has increased from 15.0% to 32.9% in the last 15 years. This age group houses the majority of college students.

The amount of college students becoming obese is constantly increasing. This is not just a problem happening in Fort Myers, Florida. It is a problem happening throughout the nation. One university has taken a stand. FGCU’s Student Senate has voted “NO” to placing a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) on campus because of the unhealthy food choices they offer and its inhumane treatment of chickens. You can read more here. Thanks to the 525 signatures and the 14-2 vote, students on campus will not be given another unhealthy fast food selection.

With FGCU being the first college to reject KFC, this can be the example for other colleges to do the same in not allowing one too many unhealthy food choices on campus. With this attitude, many colleges can stop contributing to the obesity problem in America and start to solve this epidemic by encouraging students to live a healthier lifestyle. At this moment, some students may not appreciate banning KFC or any other unhealthy fast food restaurant on campus, but in the long run their gut will be thankful.

What will FGCU Be Known For?

Scandals happen at every university, but I guess that is normal when it is over 20 years old. For younger universities, they should be dealing with issues of what restaurant to put on campus, are the professors’ salaries going to increase and what are our future plans for construction. Over the last three years at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), I have read scandal after scandal in the local newspapers. After reading an article in the News-Press January 22,2008 about FGCU firing the head volleyball coach Jaye Flood because she showed "an interest in an amorous relationship" with a student team manager, I got thinking about what will FGCU be known for. Does being an environmental university that offers an array of degrees is what it will be known for or is it going to known as the university where Ex-President Merwin resigned after admitting to an affair with a staff member and softball coach Gina Ramacci being fired after the university investigated an inappropriate relationship with a student? Florida Gulf Cost University is young and has many more years to grow and it is my hope that they will not continue to have a scandal a year.

Which Outweighs the Other?

Over the years, Fort Myers and the surrounding areas have begun to offer a variety of dining options. Options include chain or franchise restaurants to the local mom and pop establishments. While dining at Carrabba’s for dinner yesterday, I came to the realization that franchise or chain restaurants do not compare to mom and pop restaurants or restaurants who are the only one in the world. In the “One in the World” restaurants as I like to call them, the service is consistent and the food is always fresh. Every time I enter the establishment, I see the same people, the food always taste the same no matter how many times I have ordered it and I leave the restaurant feeling as if I have left a family gathering. At chain or franchise restaurants I can order the same thing, but it is not guaranteed it will taste the same as it did last week. The food is overpriced and not as fresh as it is claimed to be. If you do not agree with me, think of the last time you were disappointed with your meal or when you got your check and you asked yourself, “Why does this food costs so much?” Then think about that last mom and pop restaurant you visited and walked out satisfied. Which one outweighs the other? Just a few thoughts to keep in mind the next time you’re choosing a place to eat dinner.

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