Healthy Skepticism Library item: 20201

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Publication type: Magazine

Smith P
Food lobby funds ADGP's obesity ads
Australian Doctor 2006 Sep 225
http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/news/latest-news/food-lobby-funds-adgp--8217;s-obesity-ads

Abstract:

THE ADGP has filmed its own childhood anti-obesity ads with the help of money from the food industry’s main lobby group, which has been attacked for fighting moves to ban junk food ads targeting children.
The anti-obesity ads, which have the catchline ‘Childhood obesity: don’t make your kids wear it’, were made by the ADGP under a joint funding arrangement with the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC).
The ads urge parents who are concerned about their child’s weight to contact their GP for advice. They include both the ADGP’s and the council’s logos.
The council has been a vociferous opponent of attempts to remove junk food ads from children’s TV, claiming the food industry should remain self-regulated, with greater emphasis given to…