Three U.S. agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Centers for Disease Control are looking to ban junk food marketing targeted to children.
The proposal is aimed at foods with more than 1 gram of saturated fat or more than half a gram of trans fat per serving, 13 grams of added sugar, or 200 milligrams of sodium.
A spokesperson for the group says U.S. government agencies need to do a better job regulating marketing seen by children, and the proposed ban would simply “supervise” food producers.
Some food producers have already reworked their products to take health concerns into account, such as Froot Loops and Cocoa Puffs, which both started to reduce the amount of sugar in foods advertised to children.
But not everyone thinks it’s a good idea. The Association of National Advertisers insists advertisers are not responsible for the increasing number of overweight and obese children. So marketers feel as if they are being punished and being censored.
Via Reuters.
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Unfortunately we have all witnessed many celebrities including Kirstey who have had weight loss ups and downs. But honestly who doesn’t deal with fluctuating weight issues. From the smallest to the largest person, we all in some way deal with fluctuating weight. It’s funny because in America the image of beauty is plastered all over the tv, magazines, news, etc. and yet there are still a larger number of obese people in America. Interesting but true. I think most of the issues with people dealing with their weight and not keeping the weight loss has a lot to do with not being taught how or what is best to eat. I think once people learn how to incorporate healthier food choices on a regular basis and incorporate different exercise routines, while exhibiting patience, they have longer lasting results and tend to keep it off. Rather than when they focus on fast or quick weight loss regimes that only work for a few months and when you get off of them most times people gain weight back. I’m just sayin…..