[lbo-talk] RE: Pollan: The (Agri)Cultural Contradictions of Obesity

[/ dave /]

The local newsrag is doing a series this week on the food 
business and related issues such as advertising and 
health. Today's segment looks at marketing to children and 
the upsurge in childhood obesity. The article quotes a 
Canadian study that found that "kids who watched more than 
three hours of TV daily were 50 percent more likely to be 
obese than those who watched less than two hours a day." 
Not a very helpful statistic, given the usual questions 
about cause & effect in such findings. But the seeming 
dearth of physical activity (not to mention the increasing 
lack of Phys Ed in schools - Illinois is the only state 
that requires it now) and rampant marketing in every 
conceivable venue would seem to be high on the list of 
culprits.

At any rate, the article is here:

http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/4148107.html

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/  dave  /