Well, well, well, this is EXACTLY what I was talking about as far as my rant on the advertising here on SP. Granted the format in the ad is slightly different but the premise remains the same, advertising may very well trigger people with eating disorders and food issues.
I am glad that NEDA is out there watching out for people. Its things like this that might seem small to most people that can cause havoc, chaos and even death in a lot of people. The standing in front of the fridge trying to justify eating and what you can do to offset it that will very quickly spiral out of control for some people and turn deadly
And if I hear one more person say "well it’s just a matter of portion control" I will virtually punch them in the face as hard as I can, it’s about portion control for YOU! Not me or the rest of the country, well yes it IS about portion control but if it was a simple as portion control then we would not have SP, or weight watchers or eating disorders or over 60% of the country obese, so if it’s that simple what’s the issue? The issue is it goes deeper than that for a lot of us. Just because you have portion control down pat, hey that’s great. I actually am very happy for you if we had gold stars to give out I would put one on your paper. But those of us who are battling this sickness it’s not that simple and you just don’t understand the issue. And if I am wrong why is there an obesity epidemic in this country, and around the world for that fact? I might not be 100% right but I sure as hell not wrong.
Taking the commercial off the air "is simply the right thing to do," Tom Forsythe, vice president of corporate communications for General Mills.
I LOVE this guy, he gets it, or maybe they don't get it but at least they are willing to learn. But they are being as responsible as they can and I would most defiantly give him a gold star, and probably a sticker too.
Not all food ads need to be pulled off TV they simply need some slight restructuring in some cases like here. My biggest problem with the food ads on SP is this is a health and wellness site and we've got stuff promoting cheeto's and glutten free chocolate frosted cake? What’s wrong with this picture?
Healthcare in this country is f*****.
The general health of more than half the people in this country is f*****
Something needs to be done. Sitting around talking about got damn portion control and how people just need to diet and exercise and everything will be alright is bull****. On paper sure it looks great, if people could control their portions and eat a proper diet, not a diet as in weight watchers but a diet as in the food staple of what they eat and get proper exercise then this wouldn't be an issue and it’s a HUGE issue, an obese issue if you will, sorry I had to slip that in there.
Action needs to be taken, proper action by people who know what they are doing. Not people who have no idea what it is to battle an eating disorder or have serious food issues, those people have no idea what the hell they are talking about. I don't care how many PHD'S they have and how book smart they are, until they lived it they cannot really help people; well I should say they cannot help people as effectively.
Perhaps one day it will be as simplistic as portion control and exercise, I sure as hell don't see that day coming anytime soon and the longer we sit around talking about it and not doing anything about the worse it’s getting
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