[The Flying Mouse]

Originally Posted by Steve6

Evil One there is nothing wrong with a burger, chips, provided they aren't full of additives and chemicals. But I'll tell you from my own experience, Coca-Cola, Tea, Coffee, Alcohol is toxic stuff man even in small amounts. I wouldn't touch a can of coke if I was paid €100, no chance whatsoever. Caffeine caused me more problems in my life, that I won't even bother getting into it. You may enjoy the odd glass of coke, but for some people like myself it's the match that ignites the bomb.

There are worse things in the world than coke.
Should we ban milk, cheese, butter to stop the lactose intolerant from being tempted?
How about nuts?
Nut alergies can kill, so should we ban all nuts (don't say it ) so people are unable to show disreguard for their lives rather deny themselves the nutty goodness?

If somebody has a medical issue with an ingredient, then the problem is hopefully spotted early enough, and the patient is educated in how they can live their lives to the full in spite of their condition.
That doesn't mean the whole world has to change their eating habits.

I may be wrong here, but the way i'm reading this thread, it looks like it's being said there is a direct link between junk food and mental illness

All I can say to that is that it would make a great ad campaign

"You might scream for ice cream,
but you'll go crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrazy for our new tripple whopper with bacon"


I was under the impression that McDonalds was being blamed for making people fat, not cuckoo.

Addiction wise, certain foods can only be discribed addictive because they stimulate the release of endorphines into the body, making them pleasurable to eat, but it's hardly common that this is a serious addiction.

If someone has issues with chocolate (diabetes for instance) then they should avoid chocolate, not eat as much as they can and then call for the head of Willy Wonka on a plate.

Originally Posted by daveake

Absolutely. It's never someone's fault that they are fat - it's the food or their metabolism or anything else aside from the simple truth that they eat too much.

There are genuine cases, but they are in the minority.
It's like footballers or other celebs who get caught playing away from home and claim that they are "sex addicts", that they are victims who should be understood and pitied.
If "like" is to be replaced with "addicted to", i'm in deep shit and need to get to rehab

Originally Posted by daveake

Gregory Rhymes, 15, has eaten at McDonald's almost every day since the age of six. His Macaholic addiction has taken his weight to 400lbs, although he is only 5ft 6in tall. 'I normally order the Big Mac, fries, icecream or shake - I like to Super Size my orders,' he said. Gregory has developed diabetes.

No shit?

Originally Posted by daveake

Rhymes' mother, Ruth, claims that she would not have let her son gorge himself if she had known the food contained such high levels of fat, cholesterol and salt. 'I always believed McDonald's food was healthy for my son,' she said.

If that is true (which I very much doubt) then she needs to have her children taken away from her as she is obviously mentally incapable of the looking after a child.
What next? "I threw my kid in front of a bus but I never knew it could hurt him"

Originally Posted by daveake

He sued the neighbour whose fence broke his leg. He lost the case. He also lost his foot. Serves the f*cker right.

Amen