Ban the Junk Food Ads |
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The Walt Disney Company, in a first for a US media giant, has said it will ban junk food advertising on its TV channels and websites from 2015 to help fight obesity among US children. Interesting thing about this is when you visit Disneyland, the amount of junk food available is enormous. If the Disney organisation was serious why wouldn’t they ban all junk food in their parks? If you’ve been to Disneyworld were you surprised at the amount of junk food outlets and things like giant turkey drumsticks and heaps of gravy available? Should we follow suit and look at similar bans in Australia? |
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