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The unthinkable
had suddenly become reality.
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People were suing the golden
arches for selling them food
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that most of us know isn't
good for you to begin with
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yet each day,
one in four Americans
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visits a fast-food restaurant.
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And this hunger for fast food
isn't just in America.
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it's happening
on a global basis.
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McDonalds alone operates
more than 30,000 joints
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in over 100 countries
on 6 continents
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and feeds more than 46 million
people worldwide every day.
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That's more than
the entire population of Spain.
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In the United States alone,
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McDonalds accounts for 43 %
of the total fast-food market.
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They're everywhere --
Wal-Mart's, airports, rest stops,
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gas stations, train stations,
shopping malls,
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department stores,
amusement parts, even hospitals.
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That's right -- hospitals.
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At least you're close
when the coronary kicks in.
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Lawyers for McDonald's
called the suits "frivolous",
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stating that the dangers of
its food are universally known
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and that these kids can't show
that their weight problems
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and health woes were caused
solely by their McDiets.
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The judge states, however,
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that if lawyers
for the teens can show
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that McDonald's intends
for people to eat its food
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for every meal of every day
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and that doing so would be
unreasonably dangerous,
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they may be able
to state a claim.
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Are the food companies solely
to blame for this epidemic?
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Where does personal
responsibility stop
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and corporate responsibility
begin?
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Is fast food
really that bad for you?
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I mean, what would happen
if I ate nothing but McDonald's
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for 30 days straight?
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Would I suddenly be
on the fast track
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to becoming an obese American?
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Would it be
unreasonably dangerous?
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Let's find out.
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Im ready.
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Super-size me.