Re: Are we protected from Junk Food Corporations?

From: Jeff (kidsdoc2000_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/31/04 

Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 07:48:33 -0400

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> mlowry3@bellsouth.net (Mark) wrote in message
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> > nolionnoproblem@hotmail.com (DonQuijote1954) wrote in message
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> > > > "DonQuijote1954" <nolionnoproblem@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > > > > The legislation is moving to protect, of course, the rights of the
> > > > > food corporations not to be sued. How can they ever be on the side
of
> > > > > the public?
> > > >
> > > > They are. They require that food ingredients and nutrition content
be given
> > > > to costumers who as for it. And the chains usually post this on
their
> > > > websites.
> > >
> > > That's like old Greek to the poor who don't know things like
> > > "hydrogenated oil"...
> >
> > How many people do you know who can truthfully say that they "had no
> > idea" that eating at McDonald's morning noon and night *isn't* going
> > to make you fat?
> >
> > Should I be able to sue the manufacturer of my hair dryer if I
> > stupidly use it in the tub? I'm sure it's been tried, because there's
> > a little warning label on the side of the dryer telling me not to do
> > just that. Should Ford Motor Company be liable if I use their product
> > to drive 100 mph and crash into a bridge?
> >
> > I get a little annoyed when people suggest that the public needs
> > governmental protection from what they eat. What would it logically
> > come to, if followed to its most ludicrous conclusion? Oat bran for
> > everyone? No beef allowed? Bacon being classified as a controlled
> > substance?
> >
> > Where is the concept of personal responsibility in all this?
> >
> > Mark, MD
>
> Hey, we are talking big companies preying on little kids, and people
> getting sick who then pose a burden for the whole of society...
>
> What would be position of the AMA on this? Perhaps they encourage
> personal responsibility in order to have more patients?

The AMA, IMHO, is not very good for patients. They seem more concerned with
doctor's needs that patients' needs.
Jeff

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  • Re: Are we protected from Junk Food Corporations?
    ... >> personal responsibility in order to have more patients? ... > The AMA, IMHO, is not very good for patients. ... I wonder if they ever speak *strongly* about junk food. ...
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  • Re: Are we protected from Junk Food Corporations?
    ... >> That's like old Greek to the poor who don't know things like ... > Should I be able to sue the manufacturer of my hair dryer if I ... Should Ford Motor Company be liable if I use their product ... > Where is the concept of personal responsibility in all this? ...
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