Oak Brook, Illinois (Reuters)-McDonald's Corp spurned calls to assess the impact of their diet on obesity and said, his trademark clown Ronald McDonald happy meals kids come for years would be hawking.
"It comes to the choice and we believe in the democratic process," CEO Jim Skinner told a packed room at the General Assembly, to one wave enthusiastic applause. "It goes to the personal and individual choice."
Shareholders of the world's largest fast-food chain refused consistently a proposal that would have required it to issue a report on their role in the childhood obesity epidemic, say that customers make their own dietary decisions were free.
"Ronald McDonald is an Ambassador for McDonald's and he is Ambassador for good." Is Ronald McDonald going nowhere, "said Skinner firmly and more cheers shareholders."
Among the dissidents in the meeting, Dr. Donald Zeigler was lifestyle to the American Medical Association, who asked when the Burger chain will stop marketing for children with Ronald McDonald, Director of prevention and health.
Zeigler, visited, Professor at the Rush University Medical Center is also Assistant, was one of the 550 health professions signatories had an open letter to McDonald's argued, that it "stop make ill the next generation."
On Tuesday a watchdog group is placed McDonald map in newspapers across the country to stop marketing for children by the clown, toy give-aways and other tactics.
About 17 percent of children and adolescents are obese after the US Centers for disease control and prevention. In the childhood obesity increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and a variety of other diseases.
McDonald's a lightning rod for criticism was for years over its marketing tactics and sales of happy meals for children include toys as incentives.
McDonald's allows parents, milk or juice for soda swap in its happy meals. There are also cut apples with caramel sauce and chicken nuggets as alternatives to French fries and hamburgers.
The restaurant chain has added to its menu including salads and oatmeal, healthier options, but critics argue, there are still too much fat, salt and sugar in your meals. Even the oatmeal, a critic mentioned, contains about as much sugar as a Snickers candy bar.
Skinner defended McDonald's strategy, strong sales and has led earnings growth for shareholders. McDonald's shares nearly 12 percent in the last four months gained and rallied to a record high of $82.63 on Thursday.
But as pointed out obese children often burden the entire healthcare system experts assign to obese adults, grow.
Ironically, miles white, Chairman and Chief Executive is Director of the McDonald's of diversified healthcare company of Abbott Laboratories, since 2009 Board.
Abbott makes a wide range of drugs including Statins cholesterol-lowering, and medical devices, such as heart stents used in patients with clogged arteries.
(Reporting by Debra Sherman, Lisa Baertlein and Jessica good;) (Editing by Richard Chang)
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