MCDONALDS OFFERS PRIZES FOR YOUR HEALTH

For over thirty years, McDonalds has enticed fast food consumers towards registers with its Monopoly lottery game. Prizes can range upwards of 100,000 euros down to a free apple. The larger the meal and/or purchase, the bigger the prize–basically incentivizing customers to consume more sugar, sodium and trans fat. Bigger burger + Larger soda = Greater prize (hopefully). McDonalds has recently come under fire for what many health campaigners consider unethical capitalism, especially since the fast food Goliath is a favorite of children.

It makes sense that this exchange of prizes for good health lived in the 80's, but a fast food seduction thriving in these modern times of kale power and gluten divorces is a tad disquieting. Like, we understand the bear hug in which Mickey D fries envelop our taste buds, but who still wants to ingest a McFlurry that contains 60% of their daily suggested sugar intake?

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