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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on September 13, 2024, 11:21:09 AM

Title: Ban on junk food TV adverts before 9pm to come in next year
Post by: Nearly Sane on September 13, 2024, 11:21:09 AM

Small step but hard to disagree.


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2n2g5wze4o

Title: Re: Ban on junk food TV adverts before 9pm to come in next year
Post by: Steve H on September 13, 2024, 11:56:25 AM

The difficulty, I'd've thought, is defining junk food. It's easy with tobacco products - they either are or they aren't - but the dividing line between junk and non-junk food must be hazy.

Title: Re: Ban on junk food TV adverts before 9pm to come in next year
Post by: Nearly Sane on September 13, 2024, 12:19:46 PM

Quote from: SteveH on September 13, 2024, 11:56:25 AM

The difficulty, I'd've thought, is defining junk food. It's easy with tobacco products - they either are or they aren't - but the dividing line between junk and non-junk food must be hazy.

I think an 80/20 rule works here. Any definition  just has to be good enough and doesn't need to be absolutely logically consistent.

Title: Re: Ban on junk food TV adverts before 9pm to come in next year
Post by: jeremyp on September 13, 2024, 12:43:50 PM

< Looks at the photo accompanying the article >

Mmmm. I think I'll go out for McDonalds now.

Title: Re: Ban on junk food TV adverts before 9pm to come in next year
Post by: Aruntraveller on September 13, 2024, 05:57:10 PM

Having just spent a few days away in Bournemouth I have to say the number of times I had to stop myself saying "look at that fat bastard" was incredible. As a nation, we are ridiculously overweight. Any measure that might help address that problem has got to be worth trying.