Should obese people be restricted from McDonalds?

[Heady]

To protect them from their urges?
My mate said once that the doors to fast food places should only be 20" wide and if you cant get in to be served then so be it tubs.
Obviously we need to have a think about the wheelchair ones but in general i think it's a go and will save the NHS a few bob.

[Rossco]

No. If fatties want to be fat and die then let them. Let them do an Elvis through their own free will uh-huh

Who are you or I to tell anyone what they can and can't eat. Things like this guff annoy me. Wise up. But fatties can't cry if people make fun of them either. Two way street as always.

[kancutlawns]

What I want to know is the rest of us who probably look after our diets have to manage with retailers reducing the quantity of packaged food in the supermarkets yet smaller amounts don't seem to apply to the likes of McDonalds and Burger King which one would have thought should be a more obvious target.

[kancutlawns]

No. If fatties want to be fat and die then let them. Let them do an Elvis through their own free will uh-huh

Who are you or I to tell anyone what they can and can't eat. Things like this guff annoy me. Wise up. But fatties can't cry if people make fun of them either. Two way street as always.

I agree with the principle but in light of my post above, the government loves to nanny us which I find incredibly annoying and against my values in living in a "free country."

[Steve Hunt]

Agree with Rossco.

We live in a free country - well, kind of.

What I would say is that unless obese people have an underlying medical condition that has caused the weight issue, I do not think they should receive disproportionate NHS treatment to the rest of us that try to stay healthy. Same applies to smokers and heavy drinkers.

I have never understood obesity. When I have been ill and laid up after an operation, I put weight on pretty quickly. As soon as I am well enough, I exercise (walk, run, cycle, rowing machine) like mad until I am back to my normal weight. It really s not that difficult once you put your mind to it.

[theleader82]

They shouldn't make their burgers so tasty. McDonald's also sell salads and healthier options now

[Basualdo]

What I want to know is the rest of us who probably look after our diets have to manage with retailers reducing the quantity of packaged food in the supermarkets yet smaller amounts don't seem to apply to the likes of McDonalds and Burger King which one would have thought should be a more obvious target.

They don't reduce the amount of packaged food for the health of their customers, no, the cheap bastards do it to screw every last penny out of us.
No one forces anyone into fast food shops at gunpoint and no one is forced to eat everything in front of them either.
Anyway have you seen the size of burgers in MacDonalds these days? Not exactly elephant choking.

[Steve Hunt]

They shouldn't make their burgers so tasty. McDonald's also sell salads and healthier options now

They do, but who realistically is going to go to a burger joint for a salad? I certainly wouldn't.

If I want a burger, I have one. The key is not going in these places all the bloody time. It isn't rocket science.

[Steve Hunt]

Anyway have you seen the size of burgers in MacDonalds these days? Not exactly elephant choking.

That's true.

I still feel hungry after a big mac & fries

[kancutlawns]

They shouldn't make their burgers so tasty. McDonald's also sell salads and healthier options now

Not make them tasty? Don't think that McDonalds would somehow start putting horse manure, creosote and arsenic in their burgers if there sales dried up. McDonalds scaled down their "healthy" food options years ago. Why would anyone get salads from Maccy D's in any case when you can get salads from M&S, Waitrose or Pret A Manger?

[kancutlawns]

Anyway have you seen the size of burgers in MacDonalds these days? Not exactly elephant choking.

That's true.

I still feel hungry after a big mac & fries

Maccie D's have those special offers where you can have Burger and fries for £1.99. Getting two meals inside a fiver is pretty good value.

[Royal24s]

To protect them from their urges?
My mate said once that the doors to fast food places should only be 20" wide and if you cant get in to be served then so be it tubs.
Obviously we need to have a think about the wheelchair ones but in general i think it's a go and will save the NHS a few bob.

Let's hope we're on the way away from that kind of thinking. McDonalds are there to make money by selling food and I expect fat people buy a lot of it.
People should be able to decide what they eat without interference from the government , and this isn't a legitimate law.
Incidentally, like most lefty ideas it'd create more problems than it solved. It'd be a fire risk and you couldn't get a stretcher through, could you - you know , all those obvious little things that normal people consider without some authoritarian local council making regulations about.

[Hillman avenger]

So now the idea of discouraging over-consumption of junk foods is a "leftie" one is it?

[Steve Hunt]

So now the idea of discouraging over-consumption of junk foods is a "leftie" one is it?

I would say it is a common sense one, myself

[theleader82]

They shouldn't make their burgers so tasty. McDonald's also sell salads and healthier options now

Not make them tasty? Don't think that McDonalds would somehow start putting horse manure, creosote and arsenic in their burgers if there sales dried up. McDonalds scaled down their "healthy" food options years ago. Why would anyone get salads from Maccy D's in any case when you can get salads from M&S, Waitrose or Pret A Manger?

McDonalds has been struggling for a number of years as subway has grown rapidly in the U.K. And Europe. We need better education in schools and guidance from doctors regarding healthy eating.

[Steve Hunt]

McDonalds are there to make money by selling food and I expect fat people buy a lot of it.
People should be able to decide what they eat without interference from the government

Agreed. But, as with smokers, alcoholics & drug addicts, I don't see why these people who choose to live like that should have more NHS/Tax Payer money spent on them than the rest of us who try to lead vaguely healthy lives.

It is all about personal responsibility. If you choose to live your life in an irresponsible manner, why should the state pick up the bill?

[Steve Hunt]

McDonalds has been struggling for a number of years as subway has grown rapidly in the U.K. And Europe.

Something that I find utterly bewildering.

I have never been to a Subway since they announced that all their meat is halal slaughtered.

I'm no animal activist (far from it), but halal slaughter seems to me to be utterly cruel & inhumane.

[kancutlawns]

They shouldn't make their burgers so tasty. McDonald's also sell salads and healthier options now

Not make them tasty? Don't think that McDonalds would somehow start putting horse manure, creosote and arsenic in their burgers if there sales dried up. McDonalds scaled down their "healthy" food options years ago. Why would anyone get salads from Maccy D's in any case when you can get salads from M&S, Waitrose or Pret A Manger?

McDonalds has been struggling for a number of years as subway has grown rapidly in the U.K. And Europe. We need better education in schools and guidance from doctors regarding healthy eating.

Education won't do anything. Some people like the taste, availability, convenience and low cost of fast food which is what makes it appealing. A large section of society don't like to consume rabbit food and run marathons and it's the sedentary lifestyle we lead.

No one really listens to doctors now when all sorts of new dietary and lifestyle advice contradicts what came before. Let people do their own research about what's good for them instead of having doctors force feeding (no pun intended) crap advice.

[kancutlawns]

McDonalds has been struggling for a number of years as subway has grown rapidly in the U.K. And Europe.

Something that I find utterly bewildering.

I have never been to a Subway since they announced that all their meat is halal slaughtered.

I'm no animal activist (far from it), but halal slaughter seems to me to be utterly cruel & inhumane.

Steve, halal meat is served in a quarter of their branches if that and is only on predominantly Muslim areas which accounts for boosted sales. Anyway let's not turn this into yet another thread about Muslim bashing, there are enough of these already.

[Steve Hunt]

McDonalds has been struggling for a number of years as subway has grown rapidly in the U.K. And Europe.

Something that I find utterly bewildering.

I have never been to a Subway since they announced that all their meat is halal slaughtered.

I'm no animal activist (far from it), but halal slaughter seems to me to be utterly cruel & inhumane.

Steve, halal meat is served in a quarter of their branches if that and is only on predominantly Muslim areas which accounts for boosted sales. Anyway let's not turn this into yet another thread about Muslim bashing, there are enough of these already.

Sorry mate. I didn't intend my post to be a Muslim thing, Lawnsy. That's why I did not mention them removing pork, ham & bacon from 200 branches.

It is an animal welfare/cruelty issue for me.

[Reg]

They don't reduce the amount of packaged food for the health of their customers, no, the cheap bastards do it to screw every last penny out of us.

That's a very cynical view.

What about the charitable causes the big supermarkets support?

And Tesco offer a free piece of fruit to every young child who enters the shop.

[Sid Pervcat]

Anyway have you seen the size of burgers in MacDonalds these days? Not exactly elephant choking.

That's true.

I still feel hungry after a big mac & fries

Maccie D's have those special offers where you can have Burger and fries for £1.99. Getting two meals inside a fiver is pretty good value.

So why would waddling dole scum go to Waitrose or pret a fucking manger for a salad which would cost a fucking arm and a leg when they can get cheap lard at Maccies?

[Steve Hunt]

Anyway have you seen the size of burgers in MacDonalds these days? Not exactly elephant choking.

That's true.

I still feel hungry after a big mac & fries

Maccie D's have those special offers where you can have Burger and fries for £1.99. Getting two meals inside a fiver is pretty good value.

So why would waddling dole scum go to Waitrose or pret a fucking manger for a salad which would cost a fucking arm and a leg when they can get cheap lard at Maccies?

Well, it's a bit much to ask I know, but they could cook themselves a nutritious meal.

[kancutlawns]

Anyway have you seen the size of burgers in MacDonalds these days? Not exactly elephant choking.

That's true.

I still feel hungry after a big mac & fries

Maccie D's have those special offers where you can have Burger and fries for £1.99. Getting two meals inside a fiver is pretty good value.

So why would waddling dole scum go to Waitrose or pret a fucking manger for a salad which would cost a fucking arm and a leg when they can get cheap lard at Maccies?

Well, it's a bit much to ask I know, but they could cook themselves a nutritious meal.

Indeed, can't turn on the TV for all those cookery shows. No excuse for not cooking for oneself.

[Zambo]

Agree with Rossco.

We live in a free country - well, kind of.

What I would say is that unless obese people have an underlying medical condition that has caused the weight issue, I do not think they should receive disproportionate NHS treatment to the rest of us that try to stay healthy. Same applies to smokers and heavy drinkers.

I have never understood obesity. When I have been ill and laid up after an operation, I put weight on pretty quickly. As soon as I am well enough, I exercise (walk, run, cycle, rowing machine) like mad until I am back to my normal weight. It really s not that difficult once you put your mind to it.

The post I agree with most on the subject. There has to be a deterrent to stop these porkers clogging up the hospitals. Anyone who brings illness on themselves by irresponsibility should be treated differently to the rest. And no this does not include sports people who are trying to keep fit, who need hospital treatment. It is as above in the main smokers, heavy drinkers and lard arses.