Heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles recently suggested banning fast food chain McDonald's in order to improving people's health - a suggestion that will fuel the debate about obesity in Britain.
"Have you got anywhere with McDonald's? Have you tried getting it banned? That's the key," Charles was quoted while speaking to Nadine Tayara, a nutritionist during a visit to the Imperial College London Diabetes Center in Abu Dhabi this week.
Health campaigners and nutritionists said a ban on McDonald's was "certainly not the answer" to Britain's obesity epidemic, and that a generation of youngsters better-educated about the benefits of a balanced diet should be free to choose whether to indulge in a Big Mac and fries.
Memo to Charles:
Great Britain is supposed to be a democracy - not an absolute Monarchy. While your views might appear to be well-meaning, they are also frightening.
We - the people - have the final say on what we eat and where we eat. I'm no fan of Ronald McDonald, but I don't need HRH Prince Charles making choices for me either.
In any case, a McDonald's Big Mac contains fewer calories than a Cornish Pasty from Prince Charles's Duchy Originals range.
People in glass palaces.....
Royal rebuke over McDonald's food
So why does Charles think McDonald's is the root of all food evil?
"Have you got anywhere with McDonald's? Have you tried getting it banned? That's the key," Charles was quoted while speaking to Nadine Tayara, a nutritionist during a visit to the Imperial College London Diabetes Center in Abu Dhabi this week.
Health campaigners and nutritionists said a ban on McDonald's was "certainly not the answer" to Britain's obesity epidemic, and that a generation of youngsters better-educated about the benefits of a balanced diet should be free to choose whether to indulge in a Big Mac and fries.
Memo to Charles:
Great Britain is supposed to be a democracy - not an absolute Monarchy. While your views might appear to be well-meaning, they are also frightening.
We - the people - have the final say on what we eat and where we eat. I'm no fan of Ronald McDonald, but I don't need HRH Prince Charles making choices for me either.
In any case, a McDonald's Big Mac contains fewer calories than a Cornish Pasty from Prince Charles's Duchy Originals range.
People in glass palaces.....
Royal rebuke over McDonald's food
So why does Charles think McDonald's is the root of all food evil?
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