Borrowing ideas from Jane Austen, I would say, “it is a truth universally acknowledged, that a man in desire of losing weight, must not go into McDonald’s.” Why? Everyone knows the answer– fast food gives you calories more than anything.

However, this restaurant is about to post calorie counts on all its menu next week to help customers make more healthful decisions when they are ordering fries and quarter pounders. A question quickly arose to me while I was reading an article reporting this oncoming event on New York Times, “why this the corporate giant making such an ironic move?”

I worked at McDonald’s for almost year. After that, I hardly  go there. I felt the oil and greasiness I had seen during that year would be enough to supply me with enough cholesterol and fat for the rest of my life psychologically! (ewww -.-)

The input of calorie counts really does not seem logical. Some argues that this has more to do with public relations than public health.  This argument is rather disturbing to me for knowing that in the world of business, the company’s benefit is sometimes more valuable than the well-being of the public. And oftentimes, PR is the means to make this happen.

The article can be found by the link http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/13/business/mcdonalds-to-start-posting-calorie-counts.html?hp