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Videogames to Blame for Child Obesity?Posted 5:12pm Tue Jan 08, 2008 by Akshay Masand Tags: Videogames, McDonalds, obesity, steve easterbrook, people, stupid
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Steve Easterbrook, the chief executive of McDonalds UK, has recently blamed videogames for child obesity. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

Are videogames really to blame? It seems kind of silly and stupid of a company such as McDonalds, which makes its money stuffing the mouths of children (see above), to blame the gaming industry and counter-culture for unhealthy eating habits.

It must be the games that have been climbing the sales charts lately - I bet Call of Duty 4 is responsible for thousands of pounds gained over the holiday season, not those Christmas cookies.

McDonald's blames fat kids on videogames... [destructoid.com]
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