Are Junk Food Brands Fit to Sponsor the Olympics?

by mrosen814 Posted 2012/07/09 20:00:00

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Olympic sponsorship by brands like McDonald's and Coca-Cola are in question by the International Olympic Committee. In an interview with the UK’s Financial Times, the IOC president Jacques Rogge said global obesity concerns had put a "question mark" over the sponsorship of the Olympics by high-calorie, junk food brands. Do you think the IOC should ban junk food ads from the Olympics or are they going too far?

NEWS.COM.AU reports:
THE International Olympic Committee is questioning the sponsorship of brands like McDonald's.

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imsmarter 2012/07/10 03:22:08

Yes

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~Hopele... to Lanikai 2012/07/09 21:49:24

Yes, that's true

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Rob Williams 2012/07/09 20:56:37

No

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Maybe it's irony rather than hypocrisy...

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Danielle 2012/07/09 20:56:09

No

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No, I think that would be like a doctor who smokes or a dentist with bad teeth!!!

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JCLadybug 2012/07/09 20:50:16

Yes

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Didn't we already have this question a month ago? See the original poll for my answer.

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gary 2012/07/09 20:45:38

Yes

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why are sh repeating this question?

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Joey 2012/07/09 20:42:07

Yes

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When I played in sports in college I use to eat the hell out of some Junk food.

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frank 2012/07/09 20:41:39

Yes

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Yes they should be allowed. They are international brands.
I can tell you have had one double cheese burger from Yokosuka Naval base.

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Kanaka Rican - Now's the ti... 2012/07/09 20:39:06

Yes

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If eaten in moderation the way fast foods were intended....there wouldn't be such a problem. People need to curb their poor eating habits and parents should teach their children proper eating habits....I bet the majority of Olympic athlete's eat junk food in moderation when they're not training, or at some point in their lives....

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Lanikai to Kanaka ... 2012/07/09 21:45:19

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And, tragically, several cities are testing the use of food stamp cards for fast food.

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Kanaka ... to Lanikai 2012/07/09 23:58:23

That's just crazy! You're not suppose to be able to use ebt foodstamps for hot foods for just that reason! I thought they were suppose to encourage healthy eating! What a bunch of numnuts! LOL

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Vieuphoria 2012/07/09 20:37:02

No

Nope. But people will say yes to try and justify disgusting companies. It'd be like an abortion clinic sponsoring the republican candidate.

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gary to Vieuphoria 2012/07/09 20:49:10

from out of the closet comes the crazy people.

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Vieuphoria to gary 2012/07/09 21:20:22

I came out of the closet a long time a go :)

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Rob Wil... to Vieuphoria 2012/07/09 20:58:42

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...or the Cambodian tourist department sponsoring a Gary Glitter come back tour.

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~[Rachel Mariee]~ 2012/07/09 20:36:03

Yes

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Why not o:

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Callaway 2012/07/09 20:35:31

Yes

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People need to take responsibility what they dump down their own pieholes. No buck no Buck Rogers with no commercial support the alternative would be totally tax payer financed not so sure how that dog would hunt at this point.

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kiki the crazy bitch 2012/07/09 20:31:24

No

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you have to be healthy to be able to do Olympics [...] lol

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Heisenberg 2012/07/09 20:29:52

Yes

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I eat junk food every day and I expect to be in the Olympics very soon.

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☆ElenaDiamond☆ 2012/07/09 20:27:05

Yes

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Yes of course. Without corporate sponsorship the Olympics wouldn't happen in the first place. Who do you think pays for things? The Olympics are expensive. People should stop blaming the companies for making the food and look to themselves for eating it.

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Sister Jean 2012/07/09 20:24:04

Yes

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yes,free country

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Scott ヶ... to Sister ... 2012/07/09 22:00:09

Yes and in being one they can also turn away sponsorships if they so wish.

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Rogue_Loner 2012/07/09 20:23:30
Fef 2012/07/09 20:19:33

Yes

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Health requires moderation. It depends on the definition of "Junk food." Michael Phelps can promote junk food because he exercises enough

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KeeganTheAwesome 2012/07/09 20:19:16

No

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Only if those brands have healthy food, has a clean record, and want to be part of the solution to the problem with obesity. As far as I know, however, most brands don't satisfy all three of those conditions.

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lurx: the soda jerk 2012/07/09 20:17:31

No

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Kind of silly when you think about it...

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-n...

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Chris D 2012/07/09 20:17:04

No

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Sends a bad message

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Fef to Chris D 2012/07/09 20:20:16

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Coke helps make the Olympics possible

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Chris D to Fef 2012/07/09 23:48:58

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It also makes the rest of America fat...

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merlinskiss 2012/07/09 20:17:03

Yes

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Who are we to sensor what people choose to shove down their gullets? But I would draw the line if any of them said a diet of their product was the food of choice for athletes. Last time I looked, there was no lard @ss, big butt or hanging gut competition...

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Haightbear to merlins... 2012/07/09 20:28:52

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This is for Ray below......

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ray 2012/07/09 20:16:52

Yes

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How about each person take care of their self , mind their own business and shut up.
Idiot is worried about " Global Obesity " while people are starving .

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Muver 2012/07/09 20:15:46

Yes

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As in everything, "Let the buyer beware"....they have to money to donate,,,so let them. it helps the athletes that work so hard...

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me being me 2012/07/09 20:10:58

Yes

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Only if they have healthy meals.

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Fef to me bein... 2012/07/09 20:20:56

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that means we have to define "healthy" meals. McParfait?

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me bein... to Fef 2012/07/09 20:22:53

Or at least list ingredients somewhere before ordering.

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Bob DiN to me bein... 2012/07/10 07:14:52

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They have both.

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me bein... to Bob DiN 2012/07/10 07:21:23

Cool

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Bob DiN to me bein... 2012/07/10 07:46:46

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Agreed, I believe in the more choices the better.

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DFA 2012/07/09 20:10:25

No

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I think it's counter-intuitive.

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