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New Ad Targets McDonald's (group 'blames the burger giant for heart disease')
WSJ ^ | 9/14/2010 | Julie Jargon

Posted on 09/14/2010 9:44:21 AM PDT by Qbert

McDonald's Corp. is the target of a new television commercial set to air in Washington, D.C., Thursday that blames the burger giant for heart disease.

In the commercial, produced by the nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a woman weeps over a dead man lying in a morgue. In his hand is a hamburger. At the end, the golden arches appear over his feet, followed by the words, "I was lovin' it," a play on McDonald's longtime ad slogan, "I'm lovin' it." A voiceover says, "High cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart attacks. Tonight, make it vegetarian."

PCRM's president, Neal Barnard, was once on the board of the Foundation to Support Animal Protection, now known as the PETA Foundation, which provides accounting, legal and other services to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and other animal-protection groups. A PCRM spokeswoman says the organization has no link to PETA.

"McDonald's is committed to providing balanced menu choices and a variety of options to meet our customers' needs and preferences," said Cindy Goody, director of nutrition for McDonald's.

Scott DeFife, an executive vice president at industry group the National Restaurant Association, called the ad "irresponsible" and said it "attempts to scare consumers into making choices and promotes a limited view of good nutrition."

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The group also plans to write to Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty to seek a moratorium on the construction of new fast-food restaurants in the city. In 2008, the Los Angeles City Council passed an ordinance imposing a moratorium that wound up lasting two years on the opening of new fast-food chains in a 32-square-mile area that includes some of the city's lowest-income neighborhoods.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: fastfood; moratorium; nannystate
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1 posted on 09/14/2010 9:44:27 AM PDT by Qbert
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2 posted on 09/14/2010 9:47:17 AM PDT by Syntyr (Happiness is two at low eight!)
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I think high blood pressure is caused by the stress put on American citizens by nosy-nabobs who want to control everything we do, say, hear, and believe.

Heart disease, high blood pressure and all those types of things were around A LONG TIME before anyone ever heard of McDonalds.

But, these people are of the same mindset that blames GUNS for people killing people.


3 posted on 09/14/2010 9:49:01 AM PDT by FrankR (Standing up to TYRANTS is the only thing that will stop the onslaught of TYRANNY.)
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There just ain’t no end to doin’ good!


4 posted on 09/14/2010 9:49:16 AM PDT by Seruzawa (If you agree with the French raise your hand - If you are French raise both hands.)
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5 posted on 09/14/2010 9:51:09 AM PDT by ILS21R ("Every night before I go to sleep, I think who would throw stones at me?", she said)
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You can have my bacon cheeseburger when you pry it from my cold, dead hands!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!
6 posted on 09/14/2010 9:51:25 AM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN '69 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle!)
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Are the Golden Arches a registered trademark?

If so, this would constitute infringement.


7 posted on 09/14/2010 9:52:31 AM PDT by mojito
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8 posted on 09/14/2010 9:52:51 AM PDT by ILS21R ("Every night before I go to sleep, I think who would throw stones at me?", she said)
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Salads,grilled chicken, lowfat yogurt, fat free milk, oatmeal............yeah you cant find anything healthy to eat at McDs../sarc off


9 posted on 09/14/2010 9:52:51 AM PDT by bt579 ("I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction." ~Barack 0bama)
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Brings to mind an old joke.








[He got hit by a tobacco truck.]
10 posted on 09/14/2010 9:53:00 AM PDT by TomGuy
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I know vegans with heart troubles, cholesterol issues, and the same odds of dying (1 in 1) as the rest of us.


11 posted on 09/14/2010 9:54:56 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (Liberalism can be summed up thusly: someone craps their pants and we all have to wear diapers)
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And just what is it with the Left and their food-nazism all of a sudden?

Do they just see it as one more great social wrong to right with a vast expansion of government authority?

I think we all know the answer to that question.

12 posted on 09/14/2010 9:55:09 AM PDT by mojito
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“I think high blood pressure is caused by the stress put on American citizens by nosy-nabobs who want to control everything we do, say, hear, and believe.”

Agreed, I am SICK of all these self appointed demigods that think Americans are to stupid to make their own decisions.

Nothing about the job the guy held (high-stress). His home life. Etc., etc.


13 posted on 09/14/2010 9:55:14 AM PDT by Marty62 (marty60)
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To: TomGuy

Reminder to Complainant: Jim Fixx! Author of great read” A Complete Book of Running”. Or how to stay healthy.


14 posted on 09/14/2010 10:00:33 AM PDT by GOYAKLA (Flush Congress in 2010 & 2012)
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“seek a moratorium on the construction of new fast-food restaurants in the city”

...take MAC Donalds out of the hood and there will be trouble.


15 posted on 09/14/2010 10:01:38 AM PDT by albie
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Absurdity rules supreme!

Carbohydrates are at the root of all chronic disease, and in particular, sugar.

What carbs do is to increase inflammation through numerous modalities. The main one is the proliferation of biofilms in arteries and joints.

Fats, if anything are part of the cure, not in any way part of the cause.

While vegetables are a necessary part of our diet, a vegetarian diet is not desirable at all, especially if you wish your children to be strong and intelligent.
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16 posted on 09/14/2010 10:03:32 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Obamacare is America's kristallnacht !!)
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The group also plans to write to Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty to seek a moratorium on the construction of new fast-food restaurants in the city.

The "group" should read the "communist group" wants total control over the people, as though, we are too stupid to monitor and control out own diets. That group can stuff it! Imagine the fools blaming McDonalds because someone took money out of his wallet and selected something he liked from the menu, as though it is McDonalds fault. The morons should start their own fast food chain!

Let them waste their time and money tilting at windmills. Would it not be great if everyone loved being vegetarian! Myself, I appreciate McDonalds and the varied menu they offer so I can decide what to eat, not some moronic group.

17 posted on 09/14/2010 10:06:40 AM PDT by olezip
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YES...what you said...you should see my husband’s niece who is a “vegetarian”.....very fat...and unhealthily so...at age 22.....she eats way to much sugar and flour....and no meat....course she’s a stupid liberal too.....


18 posted on 09/14/2010 10:07:46 AM PDT by goodnesswins (Profitmaking is a VIRTUE, not a Vice.)
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Soooo....are they going to start blaming homosexuals for AIDs and a bunch of other diseases also????


19 posted on 09/14/2010 10:08:59 AM PDT by goodnesswins (Profitmaking is a VIRTUE, not a Vice.)
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To: bt579

Fat free milk is grossly unhealthy.

So are salads that sit in a salad bar all day.

Chicken is cheap, but not as healthy to eat as fish or red meats. Same for turkey. Poltry has to be cooked way beyond the point that it is digestable due to the unhealthy way it is raised.

Lightly cooked meat is more healthy than heavily cooked meat. All cooked foods are harmful to proper digestion.


20 posted on 09/14/2010 10:10:03 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Obamacare is America's kristallnacht !!)
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