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In an article about the company's contribution to rising obesity, the chief executive officer of McDonald's UK is attempting to shift blame of childhood obesity to video games by saying children need to get out and exercise.
While exercise is surely beneficial to ones health, it sounds to me like McDonalds is trying to jump on the video game haters bandwagon by saying this. Understandably McDonalds has a big business to protect and the suits need to deflect some of the blame to somewhere else.
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I'm starting to wonder if there needs to be a series of "The Biggest Loser" gyms with trainers all over the world. That show seems to help people unlike so many other things. Don't really watch it though.
McD's underpays and overworks their employees to death, they try to pass their make-believe salads as healthy food, and give you nutritional facts as to not freak you out...which..you can't blame people...cuz everything they cook is filled with excessive amounts of grease.
Who in their right mind would believe this crap is beyond me.
McDonald's uses preservatives in all their foods, that's reason ALONE to avoid absolutely anything that they serve, because you're putting rhymitol, gelatin, things Toyota uses to make car paint, they got in your burger, if you don't agree with me, watch Super-Size me, they prove everything I say and much, much more.
Kids DO need to exercise but should not ignore games completely if they have fun with them. A balance of both is what they should be aiming for, and a healthy diet is key.
It's as you said, kids need balance in activities, and that should be enforced by the parents. A recent study shows that parents don't mind their children being obese as they believe the kids will "grow into it," as in their weight magically fixing in with their height.
Meh...McDonald's, please know your position before saying something ridiculous.
Forgive my ignorance, but what is Super Size Me?
But still, McDonalds is a big business, so money is more important to them than everybody getting fat and unhealthy. It's also people's fault though for eating it.
Everything in moderation.
So essentially, when they're pointing the finger at video games, they're pointing the fingers at themselves as well. Smooth move.
Why must their food taste so good???
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