Steve, the fact that you happen to be highly sensitive to certain ingredients doesn't make restaurants or food producers responsible for your problem.
To an extent I do agree with you that those people should do more to make their food more healthy. A lot of convenience foods for example are packed with salt, which isn't necessary but is a very cheap constituent. I have kidney problems which means I have to maintain a low salt diet so things like that are out, and I keep restaurant meals and takeaways to a minimum. I do hope that the manufacturers will start making their foods more healthy (less salt, fat and sugar) but the only real solution is in the hands of the consumer - eat healthy foods.
Education is important. In my case (like yours I guess) that only came after a doctor's diagnosis (high blood pressure leading to heart and kidney damage). It's a family thing as father and younger brother have similar problems. Anyway, my weekly shop is vastly different these days with lots more fruit and veg, unprocessed meat and virtually nothing where the manufacturing process has given them a chance to put salt in. Eating this way means I can indulge in the occasional McDonalds or (far far better) Burger King.
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