单选题 Passage4 AmanfromNewYorkissuingfourbigfast-foodcompanies.CaesarBarberisgoingtocourtbecausehesaysthathigh-fatfoodsatMcDonald’s,BurgerKing,Wendy’s,andKFCCorporationdestroyedhishealth.Barbersaysthatheateattheserestaurantsfourorfivetimesaweekformanyyears.Heclaimsthatthisdietmadehimveryoverweight.AccordingtoMr.Barber,obesity(肥胖症)gavehimdiabetes(糖尿病),highbloodpressure,and,twoheartattacks.Whenareporteraskedhimwhyheatetheresooften,hesaid,“Iwassingle,itwasquick,andI’mnotaverygoodcook.” Barber’slawyer,SamuelHirsch,saysthatthesuithastwodifferentpurposes.Thefirst istomakefast-foodrestaurantsofferhealthierfoodsinsmalleramounts.ThesuitalsoasksthatfastfoodshavewarninglabelssimilartolabelsoncigarettesMr.Hirschsaysthattheselabelsarenecessarybecausetheeffectsoffastfoodsaresimilartotheeffectsofcigarettes,alcohol,andillegaldrugssuchasheroin. TwoothersmaysoonjoinBarber’ssuit.OneisFrancesWinn,a57-year-oldretirednurse.Ms.Winnsaysthatshehaseatenatfast-foodrestaurantsatleasttwiceaweeksince1975.Shesaysthatthishabithascausedseveralhealthproblems,includinghighbloodpressure.IsrealBradley,59,saideatingapoundofFrenchfrieseveryweekgavehimhighbloodpressureanddiabetes. Officalsofthefast-foodindustryattackedthelegalaction,NationalRestaurantAssociationrepresentativeKatharineKimcalleditridiculous.KFCspokeswomanAmySherwoodclaimedKFCoffersseveralkindoffoodsforpeoplewhowanttoeathealthier.LegalexpertWalterOlsonagreedthatthesuithadlittlechanceofsuccess.Hesaidthatpeoplewerefreetomakedifferentchoices. Whetherornotthesuitissuccessful,thereisnodoubtthatAmericanshaveaweightproblem.MedicalexpertssaythatobesitywillsoonbeAmerica’snumberonekilled.Theyhaveencouragedfast-foodcompaniestoofferhealthierfoods.