Can Disney Fight Obesity by Banning Junk Food Ads?

by SodaHead TV Posted 2012/06/05 22:00:00

Related Topics: Disney, Obesity, Lifestyle, Junk Food, Junk Food Ads, Junk Food Ban, Food

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Instead of waiting for the government to start banning junk food ads after the watershed, as it's already done in the U.K., Disney has decided to take on that responsibility itself. The multinational company announced that by 2015, it will require all food and beverage companies that advertise on its children's programming (Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney Junior, Radio Disney, Disney.com) to meet certain nutrition standards.

Disney CEO Robert Iger said in a statement, "Parents can be confident that foods associated with Disney characters or advertised on Disney platforms meet our new, healthier nutrition guideline." According to USA Today, the company's standards will reflect government regulations. Health-focused consumer groups are calling it a "landmark" because a private company is preemptively regulating itself. Do you think Disney can fight obesity by banning junk food ads on its medium?

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RoyJLores 2012/06/05 22:56:02

No

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it's the parents responsibility what their kids eat no one else's
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BlackNeko to Abi 2012/06/10 01:52:46

Yes. It has addictive properties and can harm u like a drug

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Jackster12 to BlackNeko 2012/06/06 15:10:40

You're right about this... however, as a parent of two young children, I can tell you this will make it easier.

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BlackNeko to Jackster12 2012/06/10 01:53:35

tell that 2 the candy bars and sodas in the checkout line of walmart

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Andy 2012/06/06 12:33:09

No

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people will still do what they want. You don't see cigarette ads on TV, yet people still smoke

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Myagooshki 2012/06/06 11:53:14 (edited)

Yes

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Surely they could, but heres the thing: they shouldn't. Planet Earth can only hold so many people, and we're reaching that number. I think that letting people get fat and die of heart disease is a good method of population control. Educating them about the risks of being fat is good, but if people want to commit metabolic suicide and help eliminate some carbon footprints, let them.

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myteemouth 2012/06/06 11:41:49

No

No you cant legislate morality they found that out during prohibition and junk food ads dont make people obese.

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xXILoveVinnyBooXx 2012/06/06 11:21:02

Yes

WEll Yes And No. Really Young Kids Would Listen and Parents Would Have To Try Tpp.

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frozenKmadness 2012/06/06 10:49:15

Yes

Well, it's still Some step in the right direction.

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the fuze 2012/06/06 10:48:12

No

Here's a thought folks... don't substitute parenting with... TV... the government... Disney, or whatever.

Teach your kids to enjoy things in moderation... get them out of the house, keep them active. Then guess what? It won't matter WHAT THE HELL IS ON DISNEY because no one will be watching!!!

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Mike 2012/06/06 10:47:31

No

If they want to fight obesity, they need to do it at the source by attacking, head-on the FDA for its "blind eye" to Monosodium Glutimate and artificial sweeteners (sacren, aspartame, etc) that cause the body to crave "sugar"

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walter.underwood2 2012/06/06 10:28:55

No

They cannot stop McDonald from Doing that. Because A lot of Teenagers love junk food, including me.
Its not possible.

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Robbb 2012/06/06 10:02:09

Yes

If they think that is a reasonable thing to expect of people that they don’t help endanger the health of children with bad food and bad eating habits then they are obviously doing the right thing.
Any one that says that it is only the parent’s responsibility and that advertising to kids has no influence is a simple idiot. Advertising garbage like most of MacDonald’s wares for example through their very clever and well thought out marketing ploys is very hard for parents to resist as they are probably the victims of the same market themselves. Therefore; if a company refuses to be a part of it, Good on them, my hat is of to them.

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S.Lewis 2012/06/06 09:56:19

No

It's the parents responsibility.

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Shayla 2012/06/06 09:55:25

No

It may help a little, but kids will see the advertisements elsewhere. Anyway, the unhealthy food isn't the problem. The problem is that people eat unhealthy food all the time, and get little to no exercise. Then they let their kids do the same thing, and try to blame everyone else for their inability to teach their kids how to be healthy. News flash: it's YOUR job to make sure your child is eating right and exercising, not Burger King's. Don't get me wrong, I think it's fine to eat junk food occasionally. The key word is "occasionally."

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Savior 2012/06/06 09:43:04

No

Because in the long run a child is going to eat what the parents put on the table, and if it's junk food, the only way to change that is convince the parents it's unhealthy in large doses.

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TKramar 2012/06/06 09:28:51

No

Kids generally don't have money to buy the food for their household, their parents do. The kids eat what the parents buy them.

If the parents aren't buying food, then the kids don't eat.

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the.stupidity 2012/06/06 09:28:33

No

Junk Food can Kill you mad

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ticlo7 2012/06/06 09:21:43

No

But it'll certainly help. For a little while, at least.

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PokerFace 2012/06/06 09:11:59

No

not that easily, possibly, it might have good small effects to keep junk food out of mind for a bit but it won't last long

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Anonymouse BN-0 ~bibbityboo~ 2012/06/06 09:03:52

Yes

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A little bit. It won't make that much difference, but if the parents don't willingly give the kids lots of junk food, it should curb some cravings...

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weirdchickalert 2012/06/06 08:20:24

No

No because kids will always have an urge for Junk food and parents do tend to give in to their children's wants.

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Sharon1992 2012/06/06 07:44:04

No

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When kids are obese it's most often because of their parents. It's a parent's job to teach your kid to eat healthy, and that exercising is fun and good for your body.

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beach bum 2012/06/06 07:34:44

No

no

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Maryam 2012/06/06 07:04:39

Yes

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I think it can be useful:)

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Akes88 2012/06/06 07:04:00

Yes

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every little bit counts

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3kidsandamom 2012/06/06 06:50:08 (edited)

No

I don't buy food based on whether or not it's advertised on the Disney channel or anywhere else. Banning things only causes people to get upset because we are not all children who need to be led around and told what to do by the government or anyone else. As a parent I will decide what my kids will eat, it's my responsibility to take care if them and decide what I feel is best for them without getting government approval first.

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overseanancy 2012/06/06 06:46:05

Yes

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It's only part of the job.

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exhon2009 2012/06/06 06:41:55

No

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They're shaking in their Allen Edmond loafers because they know the real answer to childhood obesity is for parents to turn off the Disney programming and chase the kids out of the house to play.

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blackrings70 2012/06/06 06:36:17

No

It's a simple solution.....DON'T BUY IT!!!!!!!

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Pronatalist Pronatalist 2012/06/06 05:58:55

No

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They strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel, I seem to recall from the Bible somewhere. Instead of liberal-retards telling me what kind of light bulb I can use, what kind of toilet I can have, how big my soda can be, and what I can eat, why don't they stop the chem-trails, stop polluting our bodies with endless Big Pharma pills and shoddy contraceptive devices and drugs, and stop the other outrageous ways that the New World Order criminal elitist are polluting us and treating us like their plaything experimental lab rats.

If the cost of living wasn't so high, from all the meddling liberal-retard taxes and regulations, maybe, just maybe, we could afford better, healthier food?

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Ronzo 2012/06/06 05:52:53

No

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It is the parents who should be in control of the diet in one's house. The Obama's are attention and publicity seekers, you know like the Hollywood loony Clooney group. Oh bye the way I dropped my satellite service, I think Disney is causing kids to sit around eating watching the Disney TV channels and they are getting fat sitting on Fat A..!

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johnnyg 2012/06/06 05:41:50

No

It's good PR. We're doing it "for the children"

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Meep 2012/06/06 05:16:23

No

I am all for fighting childhood obesity, but I don't think this will help.

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Ray C 2012/06/06 05:09:59

No

Who ever is running Disney is controlled by Michelle Obama. They have no business telling Americans what to eat. Discrimination against fat people will result in a lawsuits. all fat people will UNITE.

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SteveMarine- JLA 2012/06/06 05:04:25

No

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And they shouldnt try. Whats the world coming to? Next our soldiers are gonna be wearing Gestapo Uniforms.... More and more control over our lives. Ever watched the movie Demolition Man? yeah no thanks....the Brady bunch life style isnt for me.

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EmoKiss:3 2012/06/06 04:58:58

No

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They're still going to see the ads everywhere .-.

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Ray C to EmoKiss:3 2012/06/06 05:12:35

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YUM

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EmoKiss:3 to Ray C 2012/06/06 05:17:17

+1
lol :P

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bt sedlock to Ray C 2012/06/08 22:38:57

I agree, YUM!

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Diana to EmoKiss:3 2012/06/06 12:02:20

Gross!!

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