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Article: I'm lovin' it; so should you: McDonald's is fighting a battle for the entire food industry, putting nutrition facts on wrappers and asking consumers to make wise choices.
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- Food Processing
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- January 1, 2006
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McDonald's is fighting a battle for the entire food industry, putting nutrition facts on wrappers and asking consumers to make wise choices.
McDonald's, which serves 50 million people globally every day, and other fast-food restaurant chains, have been raked over the grill over the past year for causing the obesity epidemic, particularly among children.
Rather than promoting personal responsibility for maintaining a svelte figure, books such as Fast Food Nation and films like Supersize Me viciously attack fast-food providers. It's absurd; why not go after the auto industry because consumers don't get enough exercise?
Criticism of McDonald's is ...