UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers

Re:UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers by phyzix5761 on Sunday December 08, 2024 @05:33PM (#42361315)

I think its so children are open to eating it after the parents have bought it. If the food doesn't look appealing the parent will have to work harder but its the parents making the food choices not the child. Most of the time children don't even go to the grocery store with their parents.

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Re:UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers by NicuCalcea on Sunday December 08, 2024 @07:56PM (#42362140)

So parents buy unhealthy food for their children without any prompting, and the kids need to have their minds opened to it by advertising, otherwise they wouldn't it?

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Re:UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers by phyzix5761 on Sunday December 08, 2024 @08:16PM (#42362242)

I'm sure the cartoons and colors help the kids get motivated to eat the cereal

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Re:UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers by WD-42 on Sunday December 08, 2024 @08:26PM (#42362281)

I'm pretty sure the massive amounts of sugar is all the motivation they need.

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Re:UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers by phyzix5761 on Sunday December 08, 2024 @09:37PM (#42362616)

How do they know it has sugar just by looking at the food or the packaging?

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Re:UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers by autoexec on Monday December 09, 2024 @05:58PM (#42371497)

the rainbow colored marshmallows tip them off.

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Re:UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers by WD-42 on Monday December 09, 2024 @06:30PM (#42371772)

Because most children aren't stupid and when something is called a "Fruit Loop" or the box displays pieces of cereal that resemble halloween candy they can make the connection to sugar.

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Re:UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers by phyzix5761 on Monday December 09, 2024 @07:31PM (#42372263)

Exactly. That's why I said "I'm sure the cartoons and colors help the kids get motivated to eat the cereal"

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Re:UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers by WD-42 on Sunday December 08, 2024 @06:19PM (#42361599)

Tell me you have never had kids without telling me you’ve never had kids.

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Re:UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers by phyzix5761 on Sunday December 08, 2024 @06:19PM (#42361603)

I have children

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