WTF are they thinking?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[JimmyTango Profile]

Heart attack, $5.49, $7.09 with fries and a soda.:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,138678,00.html

[Jeffro Profile YIM]

Originally posted by JimmyTango
Heart attack, $5.49, $7.09 with fries and a soda.:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,138678,00.html

I saw that yesterday on the local news (hence the St. Louis tags on your story). Quite gross IMO.


That's all we need in America...more fat people. I see enough daily as it is.

[LordShard]

70% of americans are overweight! (I try to cutback by not eating as much, has helped loads)

[deathBOB Profile]

Bah... bet its pretty damn good... as long as you dotn eat them all the time, its not gonna hurt u...

[Tommy Boy Profile]

not beer, SUPER sized everything and fast food.

[shockwave203 Profile]

Originally posted by JimmyTango
WTF are they thinking?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Ask this to someone who's in a hospital recovering from a heart attack after eating many of these burgers.

don't blame companies for offering this type of crap- blame the lazy people who don't give two shits about their health and eat whatever the heck they want.

that's the problem with obesity in north america- no one takes responsibility for their actions.

[LordShard]

Originally posted by shockwave203
Ask this to someone who's in a hospital recovering from a heart attack after eating many of these burgers.

don't blame companies for offering this type of crap- blame the lazy people who don't give two shits about their health and eat whatever the heck they want.

that's the problem with obesity in north america- no one takes responsibility for their actions.

Very true. If people would stop super sizing and eat until they arn't hungry, instead of when their super double jumbo sized meals are finished.

[PudriK Profile]

Obviously someone out there wants these lard. burgers.

My idea of a perfect solution? Allow health insurers to adjust their rates based on a person's obesity - and the additional costs NOT be covered by their employers. You'd see a lot more Americans in shape when it really hurt them where it's most painful - their pocket.

[Jeffro Profile YIM]

Originally posted by PudriK
Obviously someone out there wants these lard. burgers.

My idea of a perfect solution? Allow health insurers to adjust their rates based on a person's obesity - and the additional costs NOT be covered by their employers. You'd see a lot more Americans in shape when it really hurt them where it's most painful - their pocket.

Ditto.

[MMmmGood]

I say good for them!

Glad to see a restaurant out there isnt afraid to serve something that isnt Atkins friendly.

I probably wont have one as I am overweight as it is, but its still good to know that they have enough balls to do it.

[cavalierlwt Profile]

Originally posted by Tommy Boy
not beer, SUPER sized everything and fast food.

You hit the nail on the head. The marketing phenomena known as 'Supersizing'

Marketing has found that it can increase profit margins by raising the serving sizes above normal. They push it as an added value (just a little bit more money for a much bigger portion). Over time, it has trained people to accept unhealthy portion sizes as normal. That's not taking responsibility away from fat people, let's face it, fat people know why they're fat. How many people sue Fast Food chains, 8 or 9 compared to the 70% of the US that is obese...it's pretty a small amount of people who are not taking their own blame.
But this Supersizing thing work, marketing works, it's not 'fake' science. Peoples perception of portion sizes are becoming warped, especially young people that have been raised in this environment.
Think it's not effective? Have you ever downed a 20 oz soda with a meal? A 20 ounce soda is NOT a normal portion of soda. But, that's the size they push it in, that's the size I buy it in at the lunch line. Yeah, you can buy a can, but look at the cooler and look how they're pushing it. Cans are usually on bottom, or not there at all.
Marketing works, America is proof.

[SkiloDog2000 Profile WebsiteYIM]

[quote]Originally posted by MMmmGood
[B]I say good for them!

Glad to see a restaurant out there isnt afraid to serve something that isnt Atkins friendly.
QUOTE] im with ya on this one.
anyway, if your not a lazyass, you can go out and burn off those calories pretty quick. us smart americans do a little thing called a "work out" after we stuff our faces. too many people out there that eat, to get fat, so they can blame other people, leading to lawsuits, leading to money. fatness implies money.

[LordShard]

Originally posted by cavalierlwt
You hit the nail on the head. The marketing phenomena known as 'Supersizing'

Marketing has found that it can increase profit margins by raising the serving sizes above normal. They push it as an added value (just a little bit more money for a much bigger portion). Over time, it has trained people to accept unhealthy portion sizes as normal. That's not taking responsibility away from fat people, let's face it, fat people know why they're fat. How many people sue Fast Food chains, 8 or 9 compared to the 70% of the US that is obese...it's pretty a small amount of people who are not taking their own blame.
But this Supersizing thing work, marketing works, it's not 'fake' science. Peoples perception of portion sizes are becoming warped, especially young people that have been raised in this environment.
Think it's not effective? Have you ever downed a 20 oz soda with a meal? A 20 ounce soda is NOT a normal portion of soda. But, that's the size they push it in, that's the size I buy it in at the lunch line. Yeah, you can buy a can, but look at the cooler and look how they're pushing it. Cans are usually on bottom, or not there at all.
Marketing works, America is proof.

SOda is just about the sugariest most unhealthy thing you can drink anyways. I always drink diet caffine free coda.

[negative Profile]

Why dont yall think about it this way.... whats worst obesity or malnutrition.

[WDPsellout Profile]

Do it the American way: order a nice SUPERSIZED everything meal, and wash it down with some DIET coke, works everytime.