http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/food-marketing-to-kids-the-billion-dollar-question/ Diet Column - bringing you all the best diet news and opinions Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:01:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/food-marketing-to-kids-the-billion-dollar-question/comment-page-1/#comment-3171 Jason Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:54:33 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/food-marketing-to-kids-the-billion-dollar-question/#comment-3171 It's definitely a tricky situation. In an idealistic sense, you want something done. I think that it's indisputable that billion dollar marketing of junk food to kids results in a heavier population, which in turn creates a massive health care burden. But in reality, do we want government taking a heavy handed approach against everything that is potentially bad for our health? Maybe there's some middle ground. It’s definitely a tricky situation. In an idealistic sense, you want something done. I think that it’s indisputable that billion dollar marketing of junk food to kids results in a heavier population, which in turn creates a massive health care burden. But in reality, do we want government taking a heavy handed approach against everything that is potentially bad for our health? Maybe there’s some middle ground.

]]> http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/food-marketing-to-kids-the-billion-dollar-question/comment-page-1/#comment-3168 vivki Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:52:10 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/food-marketing-to-kids-the-billion-dollar-question/#comment-3168 Marketing this type of garbage food should not be allowed to children under 13! This is why we have such a problem with obesity in our youth. Marketing this type of garbage food should not be allowed to children under 13! This is why we have such a problem with obesity in our youth.

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