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Date Posted: 18:59:31 07/26/02 Fri
Author: Gina
Subject: As the World Spins

OK..........everyone check your BMI before reading this.. saw on the news tonight.....according to our current BMI standards........the following men are overweight----Mel Gibson and Barry Bonds........and Arnold is considered OBESE......That made me feel a littl bit better about the report that the majority of us are F-A-T!!!! Just read the story below.....and see who we all need to sue! The world is crazy........If I go on an eating binge....and my jeans no longer fit......It is MY FAULT.....I SHOULD NOT RUN OUT AND SUE LITTLE DEBBIE SNACK CAKES........Are we becoming a nation of wimpy cry babies pointing our finger at everyone...I hope the judge/juror/anyone will tell this guy to get his fatass to a gym and STFU!

.c The Associated Press

NEW YORK (July 26) - A man sued four leading fast food chains, claiming he became obese and suffered from other serious health problems from eating their fatty cuisine.

Caesar Barber, 56, filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Bronx Supreme Court, naming McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King and Kentucky Fried Chicken.

``They said `100 percent beef.' I thought that meant it was good for you,'' Barber told Newsday. ``I thought the food was OK.''

``Those people in the advertisements don't really tell you what's in the food,'' he said. ``It's all fat, fat and more fat. Now I'm obese.''

Barber, a 5-foot-10 maintenance worker who weighs 272 pounds, had heart attacks in 1996 and 1999 and has diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. He said he ate fast food for decades, believing it was good for him until his doctor cautioned him otherwise.

``The fast food industry has wrecked my life,'' Barber told the New York Post.

Barber said there is no history of heart disease or diabetes in his family. He said he started eating fast food in the 1950s because it was cheap and efficient.

His lawyer, Samuel Hirsch, said the restaurants should list ingredients on their menus.

``There is direct deception when someone omits telling people food digested is detrimental to their health,'' Hirsch said.

The four chains have been providing nutritional information, including carlorie and fat content, of their meals for many years.

Steven Anderson, chief executive and president of the National Restaurant Association, called Barbers claim ``senseless and baseless.''

``Obviously the lawsuit is a blatant attempt to capitalize on the recent publicity and news stories on the growing rates of obesity,'' he said.

07/26/02 12:11 EDT

Copyright 2002 The Associated Press

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