OFFMEN International

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Those heaping portions at restaurants -- and doggie bags for the leftovers -- may be a thing of the past, if health officials get their way.

The government is trying to enlist the help of the nation's eateries in fighting obesity. One of the first things on their list: cutting portion sizes.

With burgers, fries and pizza the Top 3 eating-out favorites in this country, restaurants are in a prime position to help improve people's diets and combat obesity. At least that's what is recommended in a government-commissioned report released Friday.

The report, requested and funded by the Food and Drug Administration, lays out ways to help people manage their intake of calories from the growing number of meals prepared away from home, including at the nation's nearly 900,000 restaurants and other establishments that serve food.


First they wanna censor the music I enjoy. Then they wanna tap our phone for terror threats and now they wanna tell us what a portion is on our plates. I say screw them, they have no damn right telling me what is or isnt enough for me to eat. If I wanna eat until my heart explodes I should be given that right. If I wanna clog upi our healthcare system with obesity issues that should be my right too. If someone who smokes can get public care for lung cancer then if I wanna be a fat pig I should have that right also in return.

Bottom line? Bite on this Uncle Sam and stay the hell outta my dining room ya fat bastard!