The Global Fast Food Market

Running head: THE GLOBAL FAST FOOD MARKET
The Global Fast Food Market
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THE GLOBAL FAST FOOD MARKET 2
The Global Fast Food Market
The common good is one of the principles for Catholic social thought. It
emphasizes the importance of ensuring that we consider the impacts that our actions
will have on other people. People are social by nature. It is important to ensure that
the net impact of a person's action achieves the common good of the community or
society. The global fast food market poses various challenges in attaining the
principle of the common good. The global fast food market produces snacks and
foodstuff to be consumed both locally and internationally. Most fast foods are high in
fat and sugars while they are relatively low in other nutrients (Geissler and Powers,
2017). Health professionals argue that this kind of food is not healthy and leads to
poor health status. These foods are associated with conditions such as obesity,
cardiovascular diseases, some types of cancer and diabetes mellitus type 2.
In contemporary society, chronic diseases are the leading causes of death in
most parts of the world (McClements, 2015). As seen in the previous paragraph, fast
foods play a significant role in the development of these conditions. If the principle of
the common good were to be achieved, two things may be necessary. One is the
cessation of the production of fast foods. The other would be changing the nutrient
components of the foods produced. This would ensure that human dignity is
maintained while observing the principle of the common good.
There are several challenges that are encountered in realizing the aspirations
of the common good in the global fast food market. One of the challenges that hinder
the achievement of the principle of the common good is the financial power of the fast
food markets. Most fast food companies are so wealthy that they have the ability to
influence politics and policy (Whitney and Rolfes, 2018). This financial power makes