Dr. Mark's Minute - Food Marketing Practices Are They Ethical, Moral, or Legal

[Finished] Are food marketing practices ethical, legal, or even moral? Big food takes advantage of the glut of processed food in our country to drive up profits through the use of mass media technologies. Now, other than drinking sugar-sweetened beverages, the number of hours of screen time is the single biggest factor Correlating with obesity. The average American spends nine and a half hours a day in front of a screen, mostly television. In addition to the metabolism slowing, hypnotic effect of watching TV, relentless food marketing targeted to children is one of the major factors driving this problem. The average two-year-old can identify by name junk food brands in supermarkets. and many elementary school kids can't differentiate between a tomato and a potato, as Jamie Oliver showed in his television program Food Revolution. So think about this. If processed and junk foods are addictive and we're pushing our children to consume them, what are the moral, ethical, and legal implications?