Fat chance

Limits on portion sizes, maximum calorie limits and calorie labelling are among measures set to be considered for Scotland’s cafes and restaurants as part of the country’s efforts to curb obesity.

Shut down the Holyrood canteen and do not allow alcohol to be consumed anywhere on the premises. On second thoughts, just shut down Holyrood and save a fortune.

Local Number Fife Perhaps if MSPS set an example...

Troo Bloo Why should the majority suffer for the lack of personal responsibility of others? It’s not the size of portions in restaurants or take away that is the problem but the constant stuffing of their faces by the irresponsible between meals.

Aristotle It’s gone too far now. If this is the sort of mindless idiot nonsense that our taxes are being spent on then it is time to take a bulldozer to Holyrood. How someone would even think this is a good idea is beyond me.

The Forests of Azure

So who is going to monitor the calorie count of food, the Food Police? Never heard such a daft idea before, well that’s not true, daft ideas are being churned out monthly by Holyrood at our expense.

Jomydo

Fits perfectly with the Nanny State the SNP would like to inflict on us. Getting ridiculous now.

The Font The Nanny State has become the Bully State.

oneworld72 It is now becoming ridiculous, day after day our freedoms are being eroded in an attempt to drop costs in the NHS. It isn’t worth it. If I owned a restaurant I would sue the government for removing my civil liberties and that of my clientele and I would win the case.

Albert Burton I go to restaurants to indulge. I don’t go to them every day or even every week. If you go to a greasy spoon every day and that’s the cause of your obesity, that’s your fault. Why should I be punished? And fixing obesity doesn’t just come down to cafés and restaurants. Check the cupboards and freezers of these folks. Check their exercise levels. It’s not a targeted fix. It’s a holistic lifestyle change.

Colin We are told that obesity and subsequent poor health are directly linked to low income and poverty, yet we are also