Growing Concerns Of Obesity As It Relates To Fast-Food Corporations?

[acaulcrick]

Should Fast-Food Corporation take additional responsibilities for the growing concerns of Obesity due to the addictive ingredients in Fast-Food?

[Old_Geezer]

Such as ? I think that they should provide nutritional information but aside from that our present laws seem ok. After that it's up to individuals and authorities to educate.

[naomi24]

We seem to have created a culture where our own failings are always deemed to be someone else's fault. People choose to eat what they eat. It's their responsibility.

[ummmm]

Like O_G says providing nutritional information is enough, imo, then it's down to the individual.

[bhg481]

No, the mobile phone companies should. Every time we travel on the bus the young mums get on with their pushchairs, stuff a bag of crisps into their kids hands and then ignore them whilst they either play games or chat on their cell phone. This creates a habit of "grazing" which ends up with overweight kids.

[woofgang]

what addictive ingredients?

[mrs_overall]

I have never heard of addictive ingredients. What exactly are they?
I think ingredients should be displayed and then it is up to the individual if they choose to eat the product.
People are obese because they choose to eat too much - usually rubbish.
The proposed sugar tax annoys the life out of me. I am a skinny but enjoy the odd fast food meal and sweets/chocolates. Why should I pay tax just because I can exercise restraint and only have one Mars bar, while someone obese will eat 10?

[wildwood]

I agree, Mrs Overall. Sugar tax and all those namdy pamdy procedures to try and regulate how we eat is over the top. The overweight people will not start eating less unhealthy stuff just because it will be dearer.

This reminds me of some frumpy old women who purposely went to visit an unofficial nudist beach so that she could report to the authorities that she was offended by nudity in a public place.

It is high time that people start to take responsibility for their own health.

[woofgang]

Mrs O Macdonalds do have information instore about what is in all their food, amounts and calorie counts, also an online calculator
http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/ukhome/whatmakesmcdonalds/questions/food/calories/how-many-calories-are-in-mcdonalds-meals-and-products.html

http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/ukhome/meal_builder.html

[Retrochic]

Adictive Igredients in Fast food:

Sugar. Sugar in fast food is usually in the form of high fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils. ...
Fat. ...
Salt. ...
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) ...
Casein

http://www.onegreenplanet.org/natural-health/addictive-ingredients-in-fast-food-and-their-effect-on-your-body/

[Retrochic]

To Answer the OP -no it is not the responsibility of Fast Food Corps to Police how much of their products are eaten. They are required by Law in the UK to provide nutritional information, and they do provide 'healthier' options. Adults are 100% responsible for what they eat and what they give their children.

[RandyMarsh]

It has been clinically proven that big mac sauce is highly addictive. Chip shop owners in the North of England have long known that a thick gloopy gravy is irresistible to anyone who likes a flat cap.

[Retrochic]

Come on now take this seriously -the OP has Homework to do!