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Today in history - Ray Kroc opens 1st McDonalds!

Originally posted by: kmrivers
...and America's obesity crisis began...
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Um, no.

In fact, the obesity epidemic did not start until the mid-late 80s and really got it's legs in the 90s.

Proof that food, and food sellers (particularly fast food, which had been around for 20+ years previous) are not to blame.

The one significant change in society that DOES correlate with the rise in obesity is the growth and popularity of cable/sat TV, home video games and finally, the internet. With the explosion in popularity of these three things, activity levels dropped and the variety of munchies in supermarkets exploded.
 
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: kmrivers
...and America's obesity crisis began...
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Um, no.

In fact, the obesity epidemic did not start until the mid-late 80s and really got it's legs in the 90s.

Proof that food, and food sellers (particularly fast food, which had been around for 20+ years previous) are not to blame.

The one significant change in society that DOES correlate with the rise in obesity is the growth and popularity of cable/sat TV, home video games and finally, the internet. With the explosion in popularity of these three things, activity levels dropped and the variety of munchies in supermarkets exploded.
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I agree with you. It did not start right at that moment, however when someone is too lazy to cook and would rather be a couch potato, what do they go get? (if they have enough energy to drive of course?) They get fast food. While McDonald's isn't at fault for people being as big as they are.

Their presence as well as other fast food chains are apart of the problem. If places like these were not introduced, or at least had a healthier menu, we would not be at the point we are today.

My original statement was wrong. I am sorry.
 
Originally posted by: NFS4
Double Quarter Pounder Meal w/o cheese and a Dr. Pepper FTW! 😀
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Actually a true meal saluting McDonalds beginning would be a couple of their regular burgers or cheeseburgers, a small bag of fries, and a shake. That covers most of the original menu.
 
Originally posted by: kmrivers
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: kmrivers
...and America's obesity crisis began...
Click to expand...

Um, no.

In fact, the obesity epidemic did not start until the mid-late 80s and really got it's legs in the 90s.

Proof that food, and food sellers (particularly fast food, which had been around for 20+ years previous) are not to blame.

The one significant change in society that DOES correlate with the rise in obesity is the growth and popularity of cable/sat TV, home video games and finally, the internet. With the explosion in popularity of these three things, activity levels dropped and the variety of munchies in supermarkets exploded.
Click to expand...


I agree with you. It did not start right at that moment, however when someone is too lazy to cook and would rather be a couch potato, what do they go get? (if they have enough energy to drive of course?) They get fast food. While McDonald's isn't at fault for people being as big as they are.

Their presence as well as other fast food chains are apart of the problem. If places like these were not introduced, or at least had a healthier menu, we would not be at the point we are today.

My original statement was wrong. I am sorry.
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To even claim they are part of the problem is absurd. They existed for more than 20-30 years before the rise in obesity. Activity levels dropped because of a dramtic shift in leasure activities in the 80s and 90s. The major change in foods has been munchies because there is only one thing to do while sitting on your ass all day... that's munch.
 
I still can't quite figure-out their burger patties. I mean they are supposed to be all-meat, but they sure don't taste like a real burger.
 
Originally posted by: episodic
In Des Plaines, Illinois in 1955

🙂

Now go have a quarter pounder - with cheese!
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"In Europe they don't call it a quarter pounder with cheese. They call it a Royale" 😀
 
Originally posted by: joedrake
I think he should be sentenced to the DEATH PENALTY cause like so many people died from him~!!!@
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umm...no. This is like the "guns kill people" arguement. A gun is a tool, and food is food. It takes a person to physically point the gun and pull the trigger for anything to actually happen, and by the same token, all McD's (and similar places) do is provide food. The fact that some people eat *piles* of it isn't their fault.

Nate
 
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
yea, u could be working at a soup kitchen, but u are posting on atot. blame atot?😉
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damn right...that's completely different 😛

Nate
 
Originally posted by: DaiShan
Originally posted by: episodic
In Des Plaines, Illinois in 1955

🙂

Now go have a quarter pounder - with cheese!
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"In Europe they don't call it a quarter pounder with cheese. They call it a Royale w/ cheese." 😀
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Fixed.
 
Originally posted by: NTB
Originally posted by: joedrake
I think he should be sentenced to the DEATH PENALTY cause like so many people died from him~!!!@
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umm...no. This is like the "guns kill people" arguement. A gun is a tool, and food is food. It takes a person to physically point the gun and pull the trigger for anything to actually happen, and by the same token, all McD's (and similar places) do is provide food. The fact that some people eat *piles* of it isn't their fault.

Nate
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It was sarcasm 😛
 
Originally posted by: joedrake
Originally posted by: NTB
Originally posted by: joedrake
I think he should be sentenced to the DEATH PENALTY cause like so many people died from him~!!!@
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umm...no. This is like the "guns kill people" arguement. A gun is a tool, and food is food. It takes a person to physically point the gun and pull the trigger for anything to actually happen, and by the same token, all McD's (and similar places) do is provide food. The fact that some people eat *piles* of it isn't their fault.

Nate
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It was sarcasm 😛
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You forgot to use a period.
 
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