Comments on: Study: Fast Food Ad Ban Could Curb Obesity

Double-Digit Drops In Overweight Kids Would Occur If Commercials Ceased, Research Suggests

[dogsoul]

This is ridiculous... Overconsumption of food - especially of the ''fast food'' variety causes obesity. Sure, advertising works to drum up business & create awareness of any given product - that''s what it''s SUPPOSED to do. So yeah... forcing fast food chains to stop advertising will certainly hurt that business sector - but where are we headed with this? Banning fast food? Having the gov''t oversee what & how much we eat? Just wait till socialized health care takes over - then whatever YOU do to yourself becomes EVERYbody''s business...

[dogsoul]

"This is nothing, If the prime time advertising commercials on medication were dropped
the cost of medication would drop by 50%.
its not allowed in sane countries. "

Your an idiot - do yourself a favor & pick up an economics book... one with nice big pictures if you like.

They''ll charge as much as they can get away with charging - period... if they save money thru cutting ad budgets - AND it doesn''t affect their sales - they''ll simply pocket the saved money...

[voidmaster-2009]

This is just another example of people wanting the government to fix something for them instead of taking responsibility for their own actions.

Yes, eating habits are exactly the kind of actions YOU (and not I nor the government) are responsible for.

If people are too stupid to realize that and intend to go right on eating or letting their kids eat too much, let them. Let evolution do its job.

[docpeter1953]

Wait, how many calories are in a fast food ad anyway? I have seen these ads all of my life and I want to know if I have gained any unnecessary weight by looking at them. I am 5''''6" and weigh 142 lbs. My pants are waist size 30 and I wear a 39 short suit.

Maybe if we nuke all interstate highway exit food signs that would help a little.

Cheesh, get a life America...half of you can''''t read for squat anyway... is it the pictures of the greasy food that causes obesity??

Posted by rjs1955 at 12:52 PM : Nov 20, 2008
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Nope, you didn''t gain any fatty weight, it is just the commercials stunted your growth ;-)

[rjs1955]

Wait, how many calories are in a fast food ad anyway? I have seen these ads all of my life and I want to know if I have gained any unnecessary weight by looking at them. I am 5''6" and weigh 142 lbs. My pants are waist size 30 and I wear a 39 short suit.

Maybe if we nuke all interstate highway exit food signs that would help a little.

Cheesh, get a life America...half of you can''t read for squat anyway... is it the pictures of the greasy food that causes obesity??

[punk53]

When are people going to take responsibility for what they eat and what happens to them...no one forces them to eat ***...they are obese because they are lazy and eat junk too often...then they drag their kids with them.
Ads make no difference..people need to quit blaming everyone and everything else for their problems

[middleman8]

...fast food ban...

This is nothing, If the prime time advertising commercials on medication were dropped
the cost of medication would drop by 50%.
its not allowed in sane countries.

[getoffmine1]

if some kid and his parents don''t know better then to eat fast food for every meal to we really want unfit and unintelligent people ruining the gene pool? Don''t censor the ads, let the kids and thier parents worry about themselves, it is not anone elses responsibility.

[heero78-2009]

How''s about a ban on blaming other people for what you shovel into your own mouth.

[dagrandma]

Okay, you banned ads for cigarettes because cigarettes are bad for you. Now you want to ban ads for fast food because fast food is bad for you. Let me ask this: When am I NOT going to see a Budweiser Superbowl commercial????????

[beezabee]

A federal grant used on a study about obesity due to commercial ads. Truly our American dollars are being wasted. Here''s my study: Parents who lack control or guidance of their children''s eating and exercise habits will result in overweight to obese children. Yes, there are cases of children who genetically have problems. However, once again, social responsibility...parental control.

[honestabe8]

d7767w: well, i suppose i am not the one to ask, as i live by myself and am a vegan. so, i cook healthy food for myself a lot. on the other hand, i do not have to please kids with my food.

[trumpetstuff]

Rather than repeat what others have already said here, I`ll just add my vote: No nanny state!

[wango2007-2009]

I fear a whole new series of nanny laws are coming our way.

Posted by Questionnews

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Exactly. The Obama-maniacs love to jump on issues like this. They will be quick to take away our rights with nanny laws.

Obama is going to be the worst president ever whern it comes to preserving personal freedoms.

He says he wants to take away our money to give it to others who he thinks needs it. He''ll take other rights away too- event the right to eat a hamburger in peace-... all, of course, "for our own good."

[credibility2]

Let''s expect everybody else to prevent this problem, but totally taking all of the responsibility and accountability off of the parents. I''m sick and tired of lazy parents who expect every other entity to do their jobs. It''s the job of the parents to educate, motivate and set an example. Possibly this isn''t being done because in addition to these parents being lax, they''re also too stupid to know any better, which begs the question, why were these idiots allowed to procreate in the first place?

[wango2007-2009]

Big Brother wants to take away your Big Mac.

The environmentalist have killed of the auto industry in the US, now the food crazies are try to do the same with convenient, cheap, popular food offered by McDonald''s and others.

Go away you food Nazi''s... don''t eat the stuff if you don''t want, but leave the rest of us alone.

If you had your way we''d all be eating tofu and sprouts, and that would be like being put in a culinary Concentration Camp.

[mswolfestock]

This will just allow "parents" to continue to be cowards.

First of all, they need to turn off the TV. Then the whole family should help to prepare nutritious meals TOGETHER. Then they all should go for a walk, a bicycle ride, go play some hoops, etc, etc.

Don''t blame McDonalds, or Burger King. Blame the parents for letting the kids run the show, blame the parents for being lazy cowards.

[carlylaine]

Keep your hands off anything of mine. The GOVERNMENT HAS NO BUSINESS TELLNG ME WHAT TO EAT. GAWDDAMNNED GOVERNMENT and you fools who think that controlling me is good. I''m uncontrollable and nothing will make it otherwise. Stay out of my life!!!

[honestabe8]

It would sure help a lot of people realized, and conveyed to their kids, that these places sell garbage.

[spurkhi]

Advertising is not the issue and will not cure the problem. The root of the problem is mandating that restaurants remove all the fat and all the calories from their foods. This can be done, for all of you that will roll your eyes and shake your heads, but for some reason the government does not see the forrest for the trees. The fat and calories are the root problem and if you fix this, you fix the problem. We all know that smoking is bad for you, but prople will smoke and will eat, regardless of advertising. Frankly, I would like to see all ads banned...particularly foods, insurance and religeous ads. Let people rate these items or services that are NOT selling them. Might be refreshing.