By informing existing and potential customers about products/services, consumer awareness creates more informed purchasing decisions. Consumers cannot purchase products and services if they are unaware of their existence. That being said, I think McDonalds respects the basic rights of consumers. Currently, McDonalds displays nutritional information on all of its food products. This was not always the case. Before the movie Super Size Me and the subsequent lawsuits, McDonalds offered consumers the opportunity to upgrade their already unhealthy meals to an even bigger potion known as Super Size. This ignores consumer rights because the establishment failed to warn customers that they would consume nearly half of their daily calories just by eating fries. Rightly so, McDonalds is no longer trying to steer people towards the unhealthy super size option and is displaying nutritional information on all its products. It should therefore be noted that the fundamental rights of consumers have not always been respected at McDonalds, but that they are taking steps in the right direction. Right now, they are making phenomenal strides toward a healthier menu. McDonald's has started offering customers the option to choose apple slices and milk as part of the Happy Meal package. They also started packaging 100-calorie versions of Oreos, Wheat Thins and other healthy treats. McDonald's is also currently working to eliminate trans fats from its foods. More and more McDonald's are taking progressive steps to make the American consumer more responsible for what they put in their mouths. Soon it is very likely that people will no longer be able to blame companies like McDonald's for obesity because there will be healthy options and people will be informed. Additionally, some believe that large food companies, like McDonald's, should claim responsibility for obesity in the United States. Arguments for and against the proposition that the food and restaurant industries should be held responsible for the rise of obesity in the United States include the following. In his opinion dismissing the original lawsuit, the judge said the legal consequences should not apply to eating hamburgers and other fast food unless consumers are unaware of the dangers of eating of these foods. However, Sweet said the plaintiffs argue that McDonald's products have been so altered that "their unhealthy attributes are now beyond the reach of the average reasonable consumer." For example, Sweet called Chicken McNuggets "a McFrankenstein creation of various elements not used by the home cook..