Monday, June 27, 2011

Should junk food ads be banned?

The American Academy of Pediatrics released a preview of a soon-to-be-published study on childhood obesity. Commenting on the article, the authors and the Academy are advocating a ban on junk food advertising in programming aimed at children.

There is a lot of evidence linking the time children spend watching television and obesity. But less is known about the effects of advertising on children. What do you think? Should junk food ads aimed at children be banned? Would banning the ads do any good?

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