If passed, the Commonsense Consumption Act would prohibit lawsuits in which plaintiffs say food companies and restaurants have made them overweight or obese, the sponsor, Kentucky Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, said.
"It is important not to blame poor eating habits on someone else," Senator McConnell said.
"It's certainly not the restaurant's fault if you go back to the buffet bar three times."
This is what our elected representatives should be spending their time on.
Most of us have heard the experts say fast food isn't the healthiest thing in the world for you. But a new study released Wednesday suggests it may be addictive too, making the fast-food lifestyle nearly impossible to change. It even suggests kicking the fast-food habit may be just as difficult as quitting smoking, or even getting off hard drugs like heroine.
I'd write more but I'm jonsing for my daily fix of Dunkin Donuts.
McDonald's is hoping to speed up service at its 1,250 UK restaurants by equipping staff with queue-busting handheld devices.
"This will cut queues so that, by the time we've taken the order and the customer gets to the till, the food should be waiting and they just have to pay."
After a nice quick meal you can go home and watch the telly.
