Watch Your Weight, What you Eat: How Unethical Marketing Perpetuates an American Health Crisis
Watch Your Weight, What you Eat: How Unethical Marketing Perpetuates an American Health Crisis
Halle Beranek ’24, English literature and theology major
John Paul Brissette ’25, Marketing major, Communications minor
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Patrick Kelly, Accountancy
Poster Presentation: Wednesday, April 24, 1:30 – 3 p.m.
In this inquiry, the ethical implications of false marketing are brought to light, which reveal the results of false science, lack of legal regulations, and exploitation of the American public. It pays specific attention to food marketing labeled as healthy and looks at the specific uses of sugars and fats as an example. A solution to this ethical issue is proposed, using deontological and catholic social teaching ethical principles—which are already at work in the American governmental structure.
