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Twelve states have passed laws banning obesity suits against
restaurants. I generally agree with this move towards individual
responsibility, IF it goes with a full disclosure requirement, wherein
the vendor is required to disclose the caloric content of their
entrees (which generally they do not.) In my college days, I worked in
resaurant kitchens, and I can tell you, it is loaded with way more fat
and sugar than I would ever use at home, so be forewarned. Yes, I have
an obesity problem, but I'm not going to play the blame game.-Jitney
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you know what too, a reasonable person can spot the fact that he is getting
fat, whereas someone like a cigarette smoker has really no way of knowing
that he is getting cancer (other than his knowledge that cigarettes can lead
to cancer). So even if the calories weren't disclosed, I think a reasonable
person could look at his waistline and say "Hmm I think the food I'm eating
is a bit much."
Twelve states have passed laws banning obesity suits against
restaurants. I generally agree with this move towards individual
responsibility, IF it goes with a full disclosure requirement, wherein
the vendor is required to disclose the caloric content of their
entrees (which generally they do not.) In my college days, I worked in
resaurant kitchens, and I can tell you, it is loaded with way more fat
and sugar than I would ever use at home, so be forewarned. Yes, I have
an obesity problem, but I'm not going to play the blame game.-Jitney
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In article <b8002be7.0408290749.22c16ac1@posting.google.com>,
jtnospam@yahoo.com (jitney) writes:
IF it goes with a full disclosure requirement, wherein
the vendor is required to disclose the caloric content of their
entrees (which generally they do not.)
I'll second that. Ex ate a lot of fast food (preferring that to the healthy
meals available at home), and at some point when he super-duper-jumboed his
meal and I commented that I'd read in one of my health-oriented publications
that this had a full day's calories and more than a day's worth of sodium, he
had no clue about the calorie count because it wasn't posted anywhere at the
restaurant. Being aware of the calorie count didn't stop him from eating the
stuff, or even from stopping ordering the jumbo size, but at least at that
point it was an informed decision.
But, frankly, if people *want* to eat fried food rather than salads, no amount
of telling them the fried food is bad, and no amount of putting healthy food
in front of them, is going to reform them. Ex knew that a home-cooked dinner
would be on the table when he got home from work, and nonetheless stopped every
night to pick up a bucket of fried chicken, because he wanted grease, not
vegetables and lean meat.
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On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 18:56:53 GMT, "Falky foo"
<falkyfoo@bonksbcglobal.net> wrote:
whereas someone like a cigarette smoker has really no way of knowing
that he is getting cancer (other than his knowledge that cigarettes can lead
to cancer).
hehe, is that like saying that if I gamble 20,000 and loose, I can
place the blame on the casino?
Denise, Brian & Wyatt (May 31, 02)
A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...
A true friend will be sitting next to you saying,
"Damn...that was fun!"
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uh... no
On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 18:56:53 GMT, "Falky foo"
<falkyfoo@bonksbcglobal.net> wrote:
hehe, is that like saying that if I gamble 20,000 and loose, I can
place the blame on the casino?
Denise, Brian & Wyatt (May 31, 02)
A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...
A true friend will be sitting next to you saying,
"Damn...that was fun!"
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let me clarify what I was saying.. a cigarette smoker cannot actually
perceive his body getting cancer.. he just has abstract knowledge that
smoking MAY lead to cancer.. whereas someone who is getting fat can actually
see his body getting fatter.. so the two aren't exactly alike.. and so the
fat person has a higher hurdle to jump to successfully prosecute a
restaurant than a smoker a tobacco company, for example.
uh... no
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On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 01:12:22 GMT, "Falky foo"
<falkyfoo@bonksbcglobal.net> wrote:
let me clarify what I was saying.. a cigarette smoker cannot actually
perceive his body getting cancer.. he just has abstract knowledge that
smoking MAY lead to cancer.. whereas someone who is getting fat can actually
see his body getting fatter.. so the two aren't exactly alike.. and so the
fat person has a higher hurdle to jump to successfully prosecute a
restaurant than a smoker a tobacco company, for example.
Yea, but I agree with the OP & add that is all comes down to *choice*
An extra 15 lbs does not an obese person make.
At any point when a person starts laying on the pounds, they can slow
or change their food intake, exercise & loose weight.
Also, I'm sorry, but inhaling smoke, *any* smoke into your lungs is
not healthy. If that is someones choice, then it's their choice.
Denise, Brian & Wyatt (May 31, 02)
A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...
A true friend will be sitting next to you saying,
"Damn...that was fun!"
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It is as plain as day to me... People see that they can get a quick
buck by taking advantage of the system, and they do just that. No one
is misled by the junk food corporations. That is such bologna.
Lawyers who encourage this type of litigation should be disbarred.
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