Wake up and smell the french fries …

I recently read on some site or another a list of alleged warnings for products that most people with half a brain would consider to be silly to have to point out. Warnings such as “remove child before folding” on a stroller. Or containers of peanuts that warn the consumer that the product contains nuts. Or sleep aid medicines that state that the product may cause drowsiness.

You get the picture.

Today I read an article on the BBC News Web site about a group of overweight Americans who are suing the the big four of fast food—McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken—claiming these companies knowingly served meals that cause obesity and disease. The lawsuit claims that the companies “misled customers by enticing them with greasy, salty and sugary food.”

One of the plaintiffs in the suit, Caesar Barbar, claims that the fast food industry has “wrecked his life.” You see, Mr. Barbar “always thought [fast food] was good for you” and “never thought there was anything wrong with it.” It wasn’t until after Mr. Barbar’s had two heart attacks and his doctor told him to change his diet that he realised the connection between fatty, greasy, sodium-drenched food and his health problems.

Logically, it is the companies who “enticed” him who are to blame.