McDonald's UK CEO Blames Video Games for Childhood Obesity

BoingBoing is reporting that Steve Eaterbrook, McDonald's UK CEO, says that video games are leading the charge in obesity. He does have the decency to at least admit fatty foods are a part of the problem, but points the finger at interactive games for keeping kids indoors and not out burning off energy. "According to The Times, McDonalds UK is 'on the brink of its best year for two decades'. The firm has enjoyed six per cent like-for-like sales growth in the last year. More than 88 million visits were made to McDonald's restaurants last month, up 10 million on the previous year." Don't forget, we have known for ages that video games make us fat and mean.

Comments

Re:The Layer Cake of Disappointment

[MBraynard]

Nice attempt at trying to make a hip, John Katz-like post, while ignoring or trying to obfuscate the issue that PS3/360/Wii and parent's tolerance of these console babysitters is contributing obesity in the US and elsewhere. .

Re:It's not just games, food, or even parenting

[randyest]

What a horror story. No offense, but perhaps you and your allergic-to-everything (and herpes-infected) wife should reconsider your decision to reproduce?