Call it the Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act (HF118), or the Cheeseburger Bill, either way, we’re glad to see it on the legislative menu.

The bill, approved unanimously by a House panel last week, would prevent people, particularly those with weight problems, from suing restaurants, food companies or farmers for their health problems.

What the bill would not prevent are suits for deceptive labeling or tainted food.

We applaud this bill.

In an Associated Press story released last week, Rep. Dean Urdahl, R-Grove City, was quoted as saying the court system is &uot;as clogged as cholesterol-filled arteries,&uot; and the bill prevents frivolous lawsuits by overweight people seeking damages for their weight problems.

We would call such people gold diggers. If one eats too many Big Macs, one will surely experience weight &045; and more than likely &045; other health-related problems, according to well-publicized studies. Such information has been well-substantiated. People who choose to eat too many fast-food burgers should accept personal responsibility for such actions.

Like many things considered best when experienced in moderation, fast-food should not be over-indulged. But even when it is, it is not the fault of the restaurant chains, et al, which serve such food. It is a personal choice.

Fast food chains are merely offering a product which we are free to avoid. They should be immune from our free will choices. At some point, the public must accept its role in exercising self-restraint.