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Nick DeBenedetto, of Tinton Falls, N.J., a 48-year-old on medication for high-blood pressure, filed the suit Thursday in the New Jersey Superior Court in Middlesex County.
"Denny's menu deceptively presents various items as single meals to be consumed by one individual without disclosing that they contain substantially more sodium (in some cases two or three times more) than the maximum recommended amount for all meals consumed by an individual during a given day," his complaint states.
Denny's Corporation, based out of Spartanburg, S.C., told the Los Angeles Times the suit is "frivolous and without merit."
One of the high-salt items listed in the suit is the "Meat Lover's Scramble" -- two eggs scrambled with bacon, diced ham, crumbled sausage and topped with Cheddar cheese, served alongside two bacon strips, two sausage links, hash browns and two buttermilk pancakes.
Doctors recommend against eating more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium a day. The Meat Lover's Scramble has 5,690 milligrams of sodium -- nearly three times the amount of salt advised in one day, the complaint states.
Sodium is associated with high blood pressure, and with high blood pressure comes the risk of heart disease and stroke.
"It is unconscionable that a single meal would have 2,000 milligrams or more of sodium," Dr. David Katz, a preventive medicine specialist at Yale University Medical School told the paper.
Denny's has approximately 1,500 restaurants worldwide.
Although high salt consumption is a problem, health experts are urging that sodium is just one risk factor and the high number of calories and fat people consume daily should not be disregarded. Tell Slashfood what you think: Is sodium content something that should be regulated?
[Via Los Angeles Times]
| Yes -- blood pressure isn't a joke. | |
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| No -- bring on the salt! | |
| Maybe -- depends on how bad I'm craving the dish. |
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7-24-2009 @4:09PM Jennifer said... That DeBenedetto guy DID NOT care about his health nor Denny's reputation. He KNEW he had high blood pressure and was on medication, but from my judgment, he simply took advantage by suing Denny's for money. Wake up, America, people DON'T CARE. Lawyers don't care, either. They are happy fat cats!!
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7-24-2009 @4:12PM Bemco said... Hey I got an idea...Lets all sue the slaughter houses for feeding salt licks to our beef cow and livestock in the first place. LoL!! People are ludacris...dont want salt...stop being lazy and cook the food yourself and leave out the salt. Meat purchased anywhere will have salt in it...salt preserves meats and cheese as well as many other foods. People have no one to blame but themselves on the foods they eat. Salt is a problem yes, but not everyone has problems with it and sueing places over their menu items is stupid. Dont like thats theres too much salt,not enough, whatever...dont eat there, simple as that!
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7-24-2009 @4:13PM Jeff said... This is great news!! This should open the door for me to now sue places that take out all the fat, salt, and carbs, depriving me of all the goodness and flavor causing me stress and lack of satisfaction. I can now sue these righteous do gooder groups for causing my anguish!!
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7-25-2009 @6:05PM Mike Heivilin said... Exactly why this idiot should stay at home and eat bean sprouts. This country is going to hell. You are responsible for your health and safety. Don't think it's healthy or safe stay the hell away from it. There is no one to take care of you. Government is not for babies like these people. You have a choice, and when you make that choice you reap the results. No pansy ass can say that he doesn't know that a meat extravaganza like this isn't loaded with salt. get real and get rid of all lawyers!
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7-24-2009 @4:14PM Michelle said... OMG, going to sue some restuarant for thier food? You need to SUE the guy or girl that held the GUN to your head and made you eat there! You d*** sue happy idiots anD lawyers that are willing to go for stupid lawsuits like this; the lawyers should lose their licenses and barred from practicing law,and the idiot be put away somewhere where they aren't a danger to others.
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7-24-2009 @4:17PM Anne said... I commented to a friend yesterday that "common sense doesn't seem to be a ubiquitous commodity nowadays". I think this case proves my point.
As a general rule of thumb, restaurant foods tend to be richer and have a higher sodium content than foods made at home where you have control.
I cooked at Denny's years ago and everything is made to order. I feel sure that they would have accomodated his dietary needs had he asked.
I think he knew exactly what he was doing and why he was doing it and that he could get a lawyer to take his ridiculous case.
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7-24-2009 @4:18PM jgputnam said... So don't go to Denny's. A lawsuit? Someone need to file a lawsuit agains the Bar association. Most excess sodium can be balanced our by consuming potassium. Is that Denny's responsibility too? Take some responsibility for your own damn lives.
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7-24-2009 @4:20PM Susan said... THIS IS THE STUPIDIST THING I HAVE EVER HEARD OF. DUH, IF IT HAS TO MUCH SALT AND YOU HAVE HBP, DON'T EAT IT.....DUH. That don't take rocket science. It isn't that the man should be suing Denny's, but Denny's should be suing him. I agree with the one who stated that about the lawyers, why would a lawyer take such a case? Makes no sense. NO ONE forced that man to go in there and eat and I love Denny's and there is plenty of low sodium food there and everywhere else. If he's to lazy to cook it himself, he ought not complain of the way someone else does it, especially if he's gonna eat. Wake up Dude. Come on..........for the one who commented on people sittin at computers etc, all I can say is, if you chose to eat something then it is up to you to decide what it is and how it affect your health. It has nothing to do with what line of work someone is in. I guess we all need to start suing every food chain around b/c chocolate ain't good for us and look at the massive amounts of chocolate that are in some items sold. This is just stupid.............
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7-24-2009 @4:18PM Darius Fontaine said... Yeah but bacon tastes good!, pork chops taste good!, Yeah well sewer rat may tastes like pumkin pie but I'd never know because I wouldn't eat the filthy mother**cker!. Pigs root and eat root in sh*t!
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7-25-2009 @9:01AM tom tom said... I think that if you have a diet coke with it you should be OK.
Actually, you have more to worry about than just the sodium- the nitrites/nitrates and benzypyrene in the cured meats, the cholesterol, the PCBs in the eggs, the high fructose corn syrup in the pancakes and syrup, etc, etc, but oh so yummy!
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7-25-2009 @1:52PM Lana said... Another skank out to make an easy buck. You didn't know there was so much sodium in these items? Get educated. And if you're in poor health, why are you eating at denny's in the first place (no offense, Denny's)? Just another idiot looking for 15 minutes of fame.
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7-24-2009 @4:23PM toni said... why were you even in Dennys??
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7-24-2009 @4:22PM Beth said... This is so stupid. It's people like this that is the reason companies go under. People suing over something that is their own fault is why America doesn't have jobs for us anymore.
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7-24-2009 @4:23PM Brian said... Wow I am Hypo-natremia (my kidneys have 2x the normal salt galnds and I need way more salt than the average person). Maybe I should sue that restraunts do not provide enough salt in their meals for me!!!! The guy behind this suit should be thrown in jail for waisting the courts time!!!!!!
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7-24-2009 @4:25PM Estee said... Call me crazy but if by the time you reach the age of 48 years old you aren't aware that foods like bacon, ham & sausage aren't loaded with sodium you shouldn't be suing resturants you should crawl out from under the rock you've been under for those 48 years! Even if you can't read the decades worth of articles printed in any number of published works you should've heard the millions of reports that have aired on the radio & tv over those same few decades. This guy has clearly jumped on the frivilous lawsiut train so many have seemed to be riding these days. The sad thing is he'll probably make a mint cause Denny's will want to settle & sweep this under the rug as quickly as possible.
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7-24-2009 @4:25PM John F.C. Taylor said... Well gee, ya think! If this character really didn't know what was in his food, he's got a good case for suing whatever swchool system he graduated from. He did graduate, didn't he? How could anyone legitimately claim to not know what goes into their food in any restaurant chain like Denny's. This guy's just hoping to grab a quick chunk of change from Denny's. Probably hoping they'll settle before it gets to court.
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7-24-2009 @4:28PM toni said... unless you had @ least 2 other people with you, why even consider ordering such an elaborate BREAKFAST? No wonder the pressure is high!!...your resistance is low...
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7-24-2009 @4:28PM belveg said... Freedom of chcice, that is what America is about. If you don't want all that sodium, don't eat it. Some people have lov blood pressure and don't mind it. He is a jerk, looking for free money.
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7-24-2009 @4:29PM E said... I hope the judge isn't as stupid as the lawyer representing these idiots. Denny's has never claimed to be the Health food resturant that I have ever heard of. What a waste of time. Tell the dumbass, Go find another place to eat
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7-24-2009 @4:30PM Jill said... That is what is wrong with this country. People who don't like something want to force the people who do not to have it.
If you don't want to eat salty food DON'T GO TO DENNY'S!
STAY AWAY FROM THERE!
EAT AN APPLE!
But leave the rest of us who do want to eat salt, THE HELL ALONE!
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