McDonalds launches anti-obesity campaign.

[Fausto]

HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

CHICAGO (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp., the world's largest fast-food company, on Thursday launched an anti-obesity education campaign that it said would promote the importance of exercise and a balanced lifestyle.

The company, whose Big Macs and super-size french fries have drawn criticism for promoting obesity, said it is "committed to playing a responsible and active role" in solving the U.S. obesity problem. Some two-thirds of Americans are overweight.

Translation: "Maybe if we look like we're trying, people will stop suing us."

 

[Fiveohhh]

whenever people link to yahoo news it never works for me!

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Fiveohhh
whenever people link to yahoo news it never works for me!

Added the article text for ya.

 

[rh71]

2/3rds of Americans ? Holy Hamburgers.

How exactly are the promoting this campaign ? Putting up signs or doing something about their food ?

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Fausto
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

Why is this funny? I grew up eating McDonalds at least twice a week and no one in my family was fat. I ate McDonalds quite often all through my 20s, and never got fat.

Blaming food venders for obesity is like blaming gun makers for drive by shootings. It's simplistic and ignorant.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: Fiveohhh
whenever people link to yahoo news it never works for me!

You suck at the internet

The only way they could launch a truthful anti-obesity campaign is to tell people to stop eating there.

 

[StageLeft]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

EDIT: LMFAO. I saw this article on CNN, but didn't read this thread at all before responding, and my first impressions are almost the exact same as Fausto (I had a higher A to H ratio).

 

[KarenMarie]

<sarcasm>
Well, it is about time that McD's took responsibility for this nation's obesity! We all know it is all their fault that Americans are fat!!!
<sarcasm over>

 

[skace]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Fausto
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

Why is this funny? I grew up eating McDonalds at least twice a week and no one in my family was fat. I ate McDonalds quite often all through my 20s, and never got fat.

Blaming food venders for obesity is like blaming gun makers for drive by shootings. It's simplistic and ignorant.

Your family is alien.

I wonder if the mcdonalds anti-obesity campaign will be "Don't eat here, everything we make is fvcking unhealthy"

Edit: BAH, the raging bitch beat me to it.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Fausto
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

Why is this funny? I grew up eating McDonalds at least twice a week and no one in my family was fat. I ate McDonalds quite often all through my 20s, and never got fat.

Blaming food venders for obesity is like blaming gun makers for drive by shootings. It's simplistic and ignorant.

Oh, I totally agree. I'm just laughing at how out of control this whole thing has gotten. First these morons sue fast food co's and now the fast food industry is playing CYA over baseless lawsuits. It's so sad, it's comical.

 

[Fiveohhh]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Fausto
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

Why is this funny? I grew up eating McDonalds at least twice a week and no one in my family was fat. I ate McDonalds quite often all through my 20s, and never got fat.

Blaming food venders for obesity is like blaming gun makers for drive by shootings. It's simplistic and ignorant.

I wouldn't blame them, but most peole that would eat fast food often(unless they live a healthy lifestyle) will be.... pleasantly plump. Its not their McD's if someone is stupid enough to eat that much McD's and not notice they're getting fat shouldn't breeed IMO.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: rh71
2/3rds of Americans ? Holy Hamburgers.

How exactly are the promoting this campaign ? Putting up signs or doing something about their food ?

They are making their imitation hamburger patties smaller and putting weight scales in front of each register that shouts your weight and what you ordered.

 

[Entity]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Fausto
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

Blaming food venders for obesity is like blaming gun makers for drive by shootings. It's simplistic and ignorant.

While I think you're right about people needing to take personal responsibility for their actions, I think your analogy is off. It'd be more like laughing at a gun manufacturer's campaign to end gun violence. There's something just . . . off . . . about it.

Rob

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Fausto
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

Why is this funny? I grew up eating McDonalds at least twice a week and no one in my family was fat. I ate McDonalds quite often all through my 20s, and never got fat.

Blaming food venders for obesity is like blaming gun makers for drive by shootings. It's simplistic and ignorant.

Oh, I totally agree. I'm just laughing at how out of control this whole thing has gotten. First these morons sue fast food co's and now the fast food industry is playing CYA over baseless lawsuits. It's so sad, it's comical.

They played CYA with the whole hot coffee incident by putting an obvious remark on their cups.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: skace

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Fausto
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

Why is this funny? I grew up eating McDonalds at least twice a week and no one in my family was fat. I ate McDonalds quite often all through my 20s, and never got fat.

Blaming food venders for obesity is like blaming gun makers for drive by shootings. It's simplistic and ignorant.

Your family is alien.

I wonder if the mcdonalds anti-obesity campaign will be "Don't eat here, everything we make is fvcking unhealthy"

No, he's just not a couch blob. I ate plenty of Taco Bell and McD's once I had a driver's license and I've never been anywhere near obese. Being active makes a bigger overall impact on your health than what you put in your mouth.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Fiveohhh

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Fausto
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

Why is this funny? I grew up eating McDonalds at least twice a week and no one in my family was fat. I ate McDonalds quite often all through my 20s, and never got fat.

Blaming food venders for obesity is like blaming gun makers for drive by shootings. It's simplistic and ignorant.

I wouldn't blame them, but most peole that would eat fast food often(unless they live a healthy lifestyle) will be.... pleasantly plump.

Bullsh!t. That's like saying most people who have guns will kill someone.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Fausto
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

Why is this funny? I grew up eating McDonalds at least twice a week and no one in my family was fat. I ate McDonalds quite often all through my 20s, and never got fat.

Blaming food venders for obesity is like blaming gun makers for drive by shootings. It's simplistic and ignorant.

Oh, I totally agree. I'm just laughing at how out of control this whole thing has gotten. First these morons sue fast food co's and now the fast food industry is playing CYA over baseless lawsuits. It's so sad, it's comical.

They played CYA with the whole hot coffee incident by putting an obvious remark on their cups.

Yeah because it would never occur to me that coffee might be hot otherwise.

 

[skace]

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: rh71
2/3rds of Americans ? Holy Hamburgers.

How exactly are the promoting this campaign ? Putting up signs or doing something about their food ?

They are making their imitation hamburger patties smaller and putting weight scales in front of each register that shouts your weight and what you ordered.

Hell, I'd start going to mcdonalds if they added that. "360 POUNDS, BUYING A BACON CHEESEBURGER AND A SALAD"

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: skace

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Fausto
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

Why is this funny? I grew up eating McDonalds at least twice a week and no one in my family was fat. I ate McDonalds quite often all through my 20s, and never got fat.

Blaming food venders for obesity is like blaming gun makers for drive by shootings. It's simplistic and ignorant.

Your family is alien.

I wonder if the mcdonalds anti-obesity campaign will be "Don't eat here, everything we make is fvcking unhealthy"

Edit: BAH, the raging bitch beat me to it.

I love how kids today, who have NO IDEA how we ate 20-30 years ago, think McDonalds is so bad. The average meal when I was growing up had more fat than a bag full of McDonald's burgers. Most things were cooked using Crisco, lard or bacon grease. And the obesity rate was no where near what it is today.

America got fat on diet sodas, and low fat foods.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Fiveohhh

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Fausto
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

Why is this funny? I grew up eating McDonalds at least twice a week and no one in my family was fat. I ate McDonalds quite often all through my 20s, and never got fat.

Blaming food venders for obesity is like blaming gun makers for drive by shootings. It's simplistic and ignorant.

I wouldn't blame them, but most peole that would eat fast food often(unless they live a healthy lifestyle) will be.... pleasantly plump.

Bullsh!t. That's like saying most people who have guns will kill someone.

Fiveoohh, you're not looking at the big picture. I would wager that people eating often at McDonalds is merely one facet of an overall unhealthy lifestyle. They don't know/care about fitness and nutrition so they just eat whatever's quick and tasty....along the same lines of thinking, they're probably not big exercisers either. End result: fatness.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: skace

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Fausto
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

Why is this funny? I grew up eating McDonalds at least twice a week and no one in my family was fat. I ate McDonalds quite often all through my 20s, and never got fat.

Blaming food venders for obesity is like blaming gun makers for drive by shootings. It's simplistic and ignorant.

Your family is alien.

I wonder if the mcdonalds anti-obesity campaign will be "Don't eat here, everything we make is fvcking unhealthy"

Edit: BAH, the raging bitch beat me to it.

I love how kids today, who have NO IDEA how we ate 20-30 years ago, think McDonalds is so bad. The average meal when I was growing up had more fat than a bag full of McDonald's burgers. Most things were cooked using Crisco, lard or bacon grease. And the obesity rate was no where near what it is today.

America got fat on diet sodas, and low fat foods.

Activity levels have gone down, while average caloric intakes have gone up. Low activity + more food = nation of fat asses.

 

[rh71]

Or it's people with very slow metabolism. I'm in my mid-20s and still eat fast food almost daily. I know people who were just like me now... 5-10 years ago... and they claim they can no longer do this. Metabolism is also a factor since it's different for everyone at different ages.

 

[Fiveohhh]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Fiveohhh

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Fausto
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

Why is this funny? I grew up eating McDonalds at least twice a week and no one in my family was fat. I ate McDonalds quite often all through my 20s, and never got fat.

Blaming food venders for obesity is like blaming gun makers for drive by shootings. It's simplistic and ignorant.

I wouldn't blame them, but most peole that would eat fast food often(unless they live a healthy lifestyle) will be.... pleasantly plump.

Bullsh!t. That's like saying most people who have guns will kill someone.

Fiveoohh, you're not looking at the big picture. I would wager that people eating often at McDonalds is merely one facet of an overall unhealthy lifestyle. They don't know/care about fitness and nutrition so they just eat whatever's quick and tasty....along the same lines of thinking, they're probably not big exercisers either. End result: fatness.

Thats why I said I woudn't blame them(mcdonalds) if you don't lead a healthy lifestyle and eat McD's you most likely are going to be "plump" Unless you have a raging metabolism.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: skace

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Fausto
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

Why is this funny? I grew up eating McDonalds at least twice a week and no one in my family was fat. I ate McDonalds quite often all through my 20s, and never got fat.

Blaming food venders for obesity is like blaming gun makers for drive by shootings. It's simplistic and ignorant.

Your family is alien.

I wonder if the mcdonalds anti-obesity campaign will be "Don't eat here, everything we make is fvcking unhealthy"

Edit: BAH, the raging bitch beat me to it.

I love how kids today, who have NO IDEA how we ate 20-30 years ago, think McDonalds is so bad. The average meal when I was growing up had more fat than a bag full of McDonald's burgers. Most things were cooked using Crisco, lard or bacon grease. And the obesity rate was no where near what it is today.

America got fat on diet sodas, and low fat foods.

Activity levels have gone down, while average caloric intakes have gone up. Low activity + more food = nation of fat asses.

BINGO!

It's not the type of food, it's the AMOUNT and lack of activity. When you are inactive, you are more likely to munch. Play ball outside with your dad or kid, and you don't munch. Sit in front of a computer or TV all day, and what do you do? You munch.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: rh71
Or it's people with very slow metabolism. I'm in my mid-20s and still eat fast food almost daily. I know people who were just like me now... 5-10 years ago... and they claim they can no longer do this. Metabolism is also a factor since it's different for everyone at different ages.

To some extent, you are correct. I put on weight much easier starting at about age 30. On the other hand, "my metabolism is slow" is one of the biggest excuses you'll hear from overweight people. News flash: It's not that slow, dammit.