In Canada we currently regulate what kinds of advertisments can be used to promote alcohol, cigarettes, legal services, adult entertainment, perscription drugs, etc. As a society we have agreed that we want limits to how these goods and services are marketed to us.
Regulating how certain types of food are marketed to us needs to happen... again, most importantly as it pertains to our children.
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Originally posted by kutulu The funny thing is that a frozen pizza takes over 20 minutes to make if you include the time it takes to heat up the oven. In that same amount of time someone can cook two cups of rice (real rice, not minute rice), steam some veggies, and cook some chicken. It's so much healthier and it doesn't even take longer. Sub a baked potato for the rice and you can cut the prep and cooking time down to about 15 minutes.
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Not if you use a microwave...
Lefty... I agree with you that promoting "vicitimhood" is a dangerous thing, however sticking your head in the sand claiming "my personal freedoms" are paramount is no answer either. I suppose this is just another way that Canadians are different from Americans but I don't think personal freedom is the "ultimate" when faced with a citizenry is clearly floundering.
As it has been noted here, people are a nations most valuable resource. If we don't keep them healthy we are neglecting those resources.
There has to be a happy medium between draconian measures and lassez-faire...