Fast Food & TV Ads - A Heavy Outcome for Kids

What would happen if we were to create a ban on fast food television ads? A study published in the Journal of Law and Economics found that by doing just that, the number of overweight kids could be reduced by as much as 18%. The study was funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Several countries have already succesfully implemented a ban. Norway, Finland and Sweden are the only countries to date that have banned commercial sponsorship of children's television programs. Now if only the rest of us could get on board we might slow down or start to reverse this childhood obesity epidemic.