FTC Report: Marketing To Children
Elissa and I have discussed childhood obesity and its various ramifications on this blog numerous times. As you know, we both believe it is a worrying trend, and one that needs to be addressed- and fast. We’ve also discussed the role of the food industry in this growing trend; with its massive clout and all-pervading advertising campaigns, it has a huge impact upon children’s health. That said, I highly recommend you have...
$400 And Three T-Shirts… For This?
This is completely, totally, abso-freaking-lutely insane.
Ten Things The Junk Food Manufacturers Don’t Want You To Know
David Ludwig and Marion Nestle are the authors of a recently published commentary in the Journal of the American Medical Association. In it, they question whether the junk food industry is really sincere in its efforts to “combat obesity.” After all, the industry’s shareholders celebrate when stock prices rise (i.e., people consume more of their products) and not the other way around. In a recent interview, David and...
Kudos To Arnie… But Will It Really Make Any Difference?
In late September, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill that will mandate Californian restaurant chains to post nutritional information on both menus and menu boards. That’s a good thing. As you and I know, obesity is taking an awful toll on the health of North Americans both young and old. And the financial cost is staggering too; from the tax payer’s point of view, it makes good sense for policies like this to be...
Why Should You Care About Brand Names?
If you’re the sort of person who buys weight supplements online, you need to recognize the importance of “brand.” That is, buying from reputable and recognizable companies. Let’s face it; even in the “let’s-push-the-advertising-claims-to-the-max” world of sports and weight loss supplements, there’s one reality even the biggest, most recognized companies cannot ignore… If a customer...
Sneaky, Rotten, Underhanded, Dirty Tricks Vol II.
A little while ago, I started a series on some of the dirty rotten tricks I’ve seen perpetrated by retailers on a largely unsuspecting and vulnerable audience (if things continue to proceed in the same manner, I suspect this will be a long, and on-going series). Anyhow, one other MAJOR pet peeve of mine is retailers who name their products as close as legally possible to any number of major prescription weight loss drugs, and...
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