Take a seat and watch the 200 junk food ads during Saturday morning cartoons – 8 of them every 10 minutes. On average, children will watch 40,000 TV ads per year. One fourth will sell candy, empty cereals, fast food, and soft drinks, all using creative and alluring cartoon icons to peddle empty nutrition.
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April 24, 2008 at 2:43 am |
I would have to agree that ads on food seem to make you want the product after much viewing.
May 6, 2008 at 5:43 am |
Its delicius.