Should fast food chains be directly blamed for obesity?

Are fast food chains totally at fault? or the people who purchase their products? It's a question of thought knowing that the world is an open book just with the usage of the internet you can't say that the consumers aren't aware. Justified? you decide.

No - They don't force people to eat it. Also, it's possible to eat fast food and not be obese if you eat it in moderation. People need to take responsibility for their own health! - Also, It's common knowlege that fast food is unhealthy. For someone to claim they "didn't know" is absurd! Who are they fooling to say consumers are unaware?

Nobody put a gun to my head and told me I had to eat my lunch at BK or MickyDees. I chose it. I could just as easily gone to a regular restaurant and had a chicken salad.

Come to think if it, I could get that same healthy salad at BK or McD's. My choice to have the burger and fries and milkshake.

If I am overweight, I guess that's my choice, too, isn't it?
There is a good rule for unhealthy food, if you don't want to get fat, "Don't put it in your mouth!"
I think it's the people fault's because they know when to stop.
it is not mandatory that you eat fast food. It is not like you have spend your money on their food. Everyone knows eating fast food is not considered healthy, so you should know that there is the possibility that eating that burger will make you big.
It comes down to personnel responsibility.No ones twisting their arm to eat there.If you closed all the fast food restaurants people would still be getting obese by eating junk food they buy at the store.That and lack of exercise.We've become a sedentary nation.
I work at a fast food outlet, and i know where you are coming from. As a McDonald's employee i see hundred's of people a week come in and fill themselves with fast food.

While the food itself is not that bad, we freshly cook it, and anything over 2 hours old is thrown out, but it is the amount of food that people eat that is a problem.

I think there are several factors to blame. The advertising... i mean everyone sees it. Its one of the most powerful ways to get people to come to your resteraunt ( yes, McDonald's is classified as a resteraunt.), and people do fall for it.

Another factor is people themselves. Ok, occasionally you might want to go out and buy some maccas, but one time becomes once a week, and once a week becomes once every few days. Before you know it you are easiting it for breakfast lunch and tea. And that is one of the problems that leads to obesity today.

I think that if we knocked some common sense into people, and maybe lowered the advertising to a minimum, then we can reduce the amount of food people eat. I mean my maccas store alone makes about $10, 000 day.

Hope this helps =)