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McDonald's UK CEO Blames Video Games for Childhood Obesity - Slashdot- Childhood Obesity News

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We’re front and centre of the diet piece of the debate and, as a large business with a big influence, it is a responsibility that we accept as a leader in our sector. In the summer all through my chidhood, I’d make myself a sandwich before anyone else was up, and be out in the woods until evening - or else, later on, drop down river in my boat on the outgoing tide and come back in on the next. When I was growing up we had our Nintendos and Segas and Ataris and Intellivisions and Apple IIe computers, but we only played around with those for a few hours, and then we’d go outside and play baseball or football or street hockey, or merely ride our bikes around the neighborhood for a few more hours. While what McDonald’s UK douche says is true, it’s also very true that the “Fast Food Nation” (sponsored heartily by communities like the one I live in where the little guy is ignored while the big box and chain restaurants are encouraged to thrive by the Council) is also killing us. You’re right, when we were kids (I’m in my mid-30s), I played in ditches, played soccer, got beat-up by the neighborhood bully, rode bikes on the trails and make “jumps”, played lots of hide and go seek or kick the can, we ran home from school, ran down the street, just being kids. Read Childhood Obesity

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