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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060927/ap_on_he_me/fattie_out
| Quote : | "Three years after the city banned smoking in restaurants, health officials are talking about prohibiting something they say is almost as bad: sedentary lifestyle
The city health department unveiled a proposal Tuesday that would force all XX million Californians to exercise at least thirty minutes a day with the exception of those who can prove such a program would be of no further benefit or hazardous to their health.
Fatties are found in most every part of the state especially when foods such as pies to French fries to doughnuts are present.
Doctors agree that regular exercise is healthy in nearly any amount, but a spokesman for the fattening food industry said he was stunned the city would seek to enforce a lifestyle found in millions of American houses.
“Encouraging people to work out is one thing, but when they totally enforce exercise it goes well beyond what we think is prudent and acceptable," said Chuck Hunt, executive vice president of the city's chapter of the California State Fatties Club.
He said the proposal could create havoc: Fatties would be forced to discard their old ways and scrutinize every roll on their body. A fatty could face a fine if an inspector finds that he is still being a fatty and not following the exercise requirements.
The proposal also would create a huge problem for national fatty stores. Among the outfitters that would need to get an overhaul or face a ban: Big and Tall, Fatties ‘r Us, and several other varieties of fatty clothing stores.
Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden acknowledged that the ban would be a challenge for fatties, but he said sitting on your ass eating potato chips can easily be replaced with a light workout routine that would be the same or better and is far less unhealthy.
“It (fatness) is a dangerous and unnecessary state,” Frieden said. “No one will miss those fat rolls when they are gone.”
A similar exercise requirement for fatties has been proposed in Chicago and is still under consideration, although it has been ridiculed by some as unnecessary government meddling.
The latest version of the Chicago plan would only apply to fatties with a body mass index >30, a provision aimed exclusively at the obese.
A few companies have moved to eliminate fatties on their own.
Wendy’s announced in August that it would not let fatties in their stores. Crisco now stopped selling shortening to fatties. Frito-Lay has mandated that their Doritos and Cheetos be available only after completing 5 push ups and 10 sit-ups. Kraft took fatties away from Oreos.
McDonald’s began using a special scale in Denmark after that country banned fatties in fast food stores, but it has yet to do so in the United States.
Walt Riker, vice president of corporate communications at McDonald's, said in a statement Tuesday that the company would review California's proposal.
"McDonald's knows this is an important issue, which is why we continue to test in earnest to find ways to further reduce (fatty) levels," he said.
California’s health department had asked restaurants to impose a voluntary ban of fatties last year but found levels of fatties unchanged in recent surveys.
Under the California proposal, restaurants would need to fatties away from cooking oils, margarine and shortening by July 1, 2007, and all other foodstuffs by July 1, 2008. It would not affect grocery stores. It also would not apply to naturally occurring fatties, which prefer some meats and dairy.
The Board of Health has yet to approve the proposal and will not do so until at least December, Frieden said.
The U.S.Food and Drug Administration began requiring food labels to list if their products appeal to fatties in January.
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Thank you for keeping us safe from decisions. Sure glad we have the government to tell us how to live our lives. This is the beginning of the slope that leads us to a "Demolition Man" type society where red meat is banned.
What's going on America? 9/28/2006 6:32:39 AM
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