Posted on 03/30/2013 4:38:13 PM PDT by neverdem
March 29, 2020
The federal government today announced new regulations for buying fast food.
Starting June 1, upon entering a national fast food chain restaurant or before ordering via a drive-thru each patron must undergo a Body Mass Index (BMI) analysis. The score will determine portion sizes for adults and children and restrict the options available. Scores are: underweight, normal, overweight, obese and morbidly obese. Automated tickets issued from the machines will be color coded to alert servers of a patron’s options.
If a person is obese, for example, he or she will only be able to order sugar-free drinks and meals with a combined 500 calories. Those items will be color coded on the menu to make choices easily identifiable, according to Wendy Smith, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the agency that wrote the regulations. Those who wish to speed the process may apply for wrist bands, which will allow patrons to bypass the BMI calipers. Fingerprints will also be taken at checkout to ensure that those ordering receive one portion.
Cindy Dvorak, the former head of DHHS and CEO of Calipers for Change, the company chosen by the government to launch the new program said, “Our devices will quickly, accurately and discretely inform patrons of their fat ratio and help them take positive steps to achieve an appropriate weight and a fulfilling life.”
But not everyone is happy with the new rules. The head of industry group Chain Restaurants of America said it will be filing a federal lawsuit against the regulations on Fourteenth Amendment grounds of unequal treatment under the law.
Fast food patron Joy de Cocinar admits she needs to lose a few pounds but does not want to be stigmatized by the new rules. She plans to visit her...
(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...
No sarcasm intended, meant it 100%!!!
I still can wear the same suit I got married in 55 years ago!
6-0 and 170#.
The wife is 5-8 and 115#.
Scientists map protein that creates antibiotic resistance
How herpesvirus invades nervous system
FReepmail me if you want on or off my health and science ping list.
In 2020, Obama will still be in his 3rd term..... so this actually could happen. ;>)
I detest the government thinking it is it’s job to tell people what they can or cannot put into their bodies.
That being said, it’s about time we realize that obesity is probably the number one health issue in America.
So as a past and current smoker all I will say is...
Nyah! Nyah! Nyah nyah nyah!!
It might have something to do with April 1st however.
ff
They will just make straw purchases a felony.
They should try to require food stamp recipients to undergo diet screening and have those findings determine what they can purchase. The ensuing uproar would keep them off the backs of the rest of us.
bookmark.
Children and minorities hit hardest. Seriously. Talk about riots! “You better get me a big mac! And you don’t even have to ax me if I want it supersized!”
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.