wiffleball 4,790 Posted February 28, 2007 Britain's Prince Charles suggested Tuesday on a visit to the United Arab Emirates that banning McDonald's fast food was crucial for improving people's diets, a British news agency reported. Charles made the comments while visiting the Imperial College London Diabetes Center in Abu Dhabi for the launch of a public health campaign, The Press Association reported. "Have you got anywhere with McDonald's? Have you tried getting it banned? That's the key," Charles was quoted as asking one of the center's nutritionists. A McDonald's spokesman, Nick Hindle, called the remark disappointing. He said other members of the royal family "have probably got a more up-to-date picture of us," alluding to reports that Charles' son, Prince Harry, was spotted eating a chicken burger at McDonald's in 2005. There are 25 McDonald's franchises in the United Arab Emirates. Charles, who is first in line to the British throne, is an active advocate of organic food and in 1986 set up a farm on his Highgrove Estate that does not use artificial pesticides or fertilizers. The prince was in the United Arab Emirates with his wife, Camilla, as part of a tour of Gulf countries. The United Arab Emirates has the world's second highest number of diabetes cases per capita, with more than 20 percent of those aged 20 to 79 already diagnosed with the illness, while 40 percent of the population are at risk. ________________________ This is just a really ignorant comment coming from a truly ignorant guy. I'm no huge fan of McD's, but I find it ironic that this story came out a day after they published a piece from the Food Police (CSPI) that said some Restaurant burgers areq equivalent to 5 big macs. http://www.cspinet.org/new/200702233.html McD's isn't the issue. People are gonna gorge themselves wherever and whenever they want. It's great that this clueless inbred has a staff & the acreage to create an organic farm for him, but most people don't really have that option. I swear, our world looks more and more like the city from "demolition man" every day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football_scooter 0 Posted February 28, 2007 [Mike Meyers] if it's not Scottish it's crap! [/Mike Meyers] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
