Troublesome Fast Food Ads

Consumer health groups have complained about recent advertisements from a fast food chain that depicts attractive, bathing suit clad models eating giant cheeseburgers and relishing their taste. These products are laden with sodium, cholesterol, and high fats, say the consumer groups, and the public should be getting a warning about these foods, not an inducement to eat them. Cigarette advertising was banned for health reasons, so the consumer groups are questioning why not ban fast food ads? Unhealthy people put a burden on our healthcare system, so why put additional strain on it?

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