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

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

[questionnews]

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

[dbstevens]

Banning advertising for these restaurants is another dumb example of not addressing a problem directly. At what point did our society stop expecting people to be responsible for themselves? There are so many laws "protecting" people from their own stupidity, that nobody has any motivation anymore to be intelligent.

But that''s not to say that I don''t agree that these ads contribute to health problems in both children and adults. What we NEED to do is to have some strict laws about those ads. First of all, the food in ads needs to look like the foods that are sold. If a Big Mac REALLY looked like the ones in the ads, I''d eat them too. That''s false advertising. We wouldn''t tolerate it in the auto industry...if you saw an ad for a Mercedes, you wouldn''t drive happily off the lot in a Hyundai.

But the main thing is that ads for this type of food should be required to state the nutritional value and the risks. We require cigarette ads to have the Surgeon General''s warning. Ads for those horrifying pharmaceuticals require that the side effects be communicated. I believe food ads should clearly include nutritional content and warnings of risks. But don''t ban the ads, that''s absurd.

[hologram5]

Use healthy foods at home, cook home meals and keep an eye on the kids after school and make sure they don''t become "vidiots"... Make sure they get outside every day for fresh air and excercise and you shouldn''t need the nanny state to tell you what you can and cannot eat/cook.

[culturechang]

The most ridiculous idea I have heard. How about parents control thier kids eating habits.

What was it that lobbyist said to Eddie Murphy in The Distinguished Gentleman? "I have reports that say it is; I have reports that say it isn''t. Which do you want to believe?"

[bikerb54]

I agree with navpro and others that think it''s time the parents took responsibility for childhood obesity. The kids don''t drive themselves or have jobs that make them money to get McDonald''s, Burger King or any of the other junk foods. Hey parents, you made these children, they are a gift that should be cherished and taken care of, How about doing just that? Childhood obesity wasn''t as previlent in the years before computer games, 24 hour cartoon networks and neglect by parents. Make them play outside, take them to the gym when you go (if your fat *** goes) teach them the fun of hide and seek, kick ball, tag and all the games you played as a child. You''d be surprised how much of the overeating is a result of needing affection and attention that you "forget" to shower on these children. They have a hunger that food won''t feed. LOVE. Try it sometime.

[Gary Kempf]

Fast Food Ad Ban Could Curb Obesity;

How about the parents take some responsibility. Control what and where they eat........

[gop_will_win]

How about if these feminist mothers cook healthy meals for their children? That might work.