【环球趣闻】British group calls for ban on junk food adverts on TV
A campaign group in Britain has said children are being exposed to TV adverts promoting unhealthy food and they should be banned during primetime family viewing.
Action on Junk Food Marketing analysed 750 adverts over a 20-hour period and found one in 10 promoted fast food restaurants, confectionery or supermarket 'junk food'.
Can advertising really be blammed for unhealthy eating and should these adverts be treated as explicit content?
Comments:
On Mail Online, George writes 'Children should know what is good for them and what is bad. We can't lump these adverts in the same category as sexual and violent content'
Over on the Daily Mirror's website, Becky says .... 'I couldn't agree more! In Britain we need to take action against these hideous adverts that corrupt the minds of young people.'
Also from Mail Online Terry has this to say ...'What about the parents?! They can just say no! Children need discipline and for once maybe the mothers and fathers of Britain should be more firm with their kids instead of bowing down to their every wish.
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On the Huffington Post we have Steve, who says: In the UK we will advertise a toy that kills everything that it comes into contact with. But junk food? Oh no! Kids can't get fat but they can get violent.
Tracy over on Twitter thinks ...'About time something was done . It's the principle that matters. We shouldn't be showing our children this kind of unhealthy lifestyle.'
And lastly, from Mail Online, we have Grant who describes that,
'This is dangerous. Take away freedom of choice, you then take away any sort of freedom. I know it's only junk food but it's a small step.