They are EVERYWHERE! Do you think that the proliferation of food advertising on TV, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc. is adding to the obesity problem? Myself, I see them & they make me hungry!

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Michael Thacker - Re/Max Real Estate Center - Louisville, Your best friend who just happens to be a Realtor (Re/Max Real Estate Center - The Thacker Group)

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Richie Alan Naggar

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Yes and I might add that seeing naked pictures doesn't help what ever comes under that category either

Dec 22, 2015 05:38 AM

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Michael Setunsky

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Michael Thacker - Louisville Realtor They make me hungry too. How come the food at the restaurant never looks like it does in the advertisement?

Dec 22, 2015 06:44 AM

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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA

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Depends on the food and how full I am. After a big meal, I might become bulemic if I see a picture of food!

Advertising doesn't make us fat. Our inability to control portions, to say "no" and exercise appropriately does.

Dec 22, 2015 03:03 AM

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Michael Thacker - Re/M...

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Michael J. Perry

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They are a killer when you are dieting !

Dec 22, 2015 02:38 AM

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I just ignore this crap. Just like the satuation advertising of the pharmaceutical companies at news hour every evening.

Dec 22, 2015 02:12 AM

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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041

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I would say , NO!

The obesity issue comes with mega sized portions.

How often have you gone to a place knowing there would be sufficient leftover for tomorrows lunch. That is not the problem.

The problem is many do not have any leftovers.

Subway, an Icon for healthy fast food eating. Undermined by the $5 foot long. The big people ate the whole thing!!!

Dec 22, 2015 01:46 AM

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Carol Williams

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Bob Crane

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I think that tv in general adds to this.

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well if you look at my social media or blog I'm a culprit!

Dec 27, 2015 11:55 AM

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Patricia Kennedy

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Looking at the pictures isn't what makes us fat!

Dec 23, 2015 06:10 PM

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Olga Simoncelli

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In short, yes! And it's not tofu that is normally advertised, either.

Dec 23, 2015 01:42 AM

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Joan Cox

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You are right, that looks fabulous, and need to go and make breakfast!

Dec 22, 2015 11:25 PM

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Inna Ivchenko

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Not me. I do not find such food desirable, I simply ignore. Junk, in general, not my kind of food.

Dec 22, 2015 04:16 PM

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Praful Thakkar

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Michael Thacker - Louisville Realtor I think it's okay to lose control sometimes - just make sure it does not happen too often....lol!

Dec 22, 2015 02:33 PM

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William Feela

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I get bored with them

Dec 22, 2015 10:33 AM

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Gita Bantwal

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Maybe.

Dec 22, 2015 06:40 AM

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Carol Williams

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Not really. I do like getting new ideas for special occasion recipes.

Dec 22, 2015 06:37 AM

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Roy Kelley

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The advertising does not impact me as much as the food on the table.

Dec 22, 2015 06:21 AM

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Gabe Sanders

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It certainly is making my diet much more difficult.

Dec 22, 2015 03:51 AM

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Raymond E. Camp

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As with anything in moderation; just because you see it doesn't mean you have to try it.

Dec 22, 2015 03:40 AM

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Fred Hafdelin

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Most likely.

Dec 22, 2015 02:52 AM

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Wayne Martin

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They don't seem to bother me. Maybe I just don't pay enough attention to them.

Dec 22, 2015 02:49 AM

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Stefan Winter

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I just ignore them, I know that its bad food, or sometimes not even "real food" anymore so it does not make me hungry.

Dec 22, 2015 02:21 AM

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Hella Mitschke Rothwell

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Doesn't bother me. What does bother me is the advertising for the drugs where you should "ask your doctor if ... is right for you."

Dec 22, 2015 01:47 AM

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Will Hamm

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You could have a good point.

Dec 22, 2015 01:39 AM

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Sam Shueh

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Yes and yes....

Until FDA comes with a label saying it is hazardous to one's health .....

Dec 22, 2015 01:30 AM

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Yes and I might add that seeing naked pictures doesn't help what ever comes under that category either
Michael Thacker - Louisville Realtor They make me hungry too. How come the food at the restaurant never looks like it does in the advertisement?
Depends on the food and how full I am. After a big meal, I might become bulemic if I see a picture of food!

Advertising doesn't make us fat. Our inability to control portions, to say "no" and exercise appropriately does.
I just ignore this crap. Just like the satuation advertising of the pharmaceutical companies at news hour every evening.
I would say , NO!

The obesity issue comes with mega sized portions.

How often have you gone to a place knowing there would be sufficient leftover for tomorrows lunch. That is not the problem.

The problem is many do not have any leftovers.

Subway, an Icon for healthy fast food eating. Undermined by the $5 foot long. The big people ate the whole thing!!!
In short, yes! And it's not tofu that is normally advertised, either.
You are right, that looks fabulous, and need to go and make breakfast!
Not me. I do not find such food desirable, I simply ignore. Junk, in general, not my kind of food.
Michael Thacker - Louisville Realtor I think it's okay to lose control sometimes - just make sure it does not happen too often....lol!
Not really. I do like getting new ideas for special occasion recipes.
The advertising does not impact me as much as the food on the table.
As with anything in moderation; just because you see it doesn't mean you have to try it.
They don't seem to bother me. Maybe I just don't pay enough attention to them.
I just ignore them, I know that its bad food, or sometimes not even "real food" anymore so it does not make me hungry.
Doesn't bother me. What does bother me is the advertising for the drugs where you should "ask your doctor if ... is right for you."
Yes and yes....

Until FDA comes with a label saying it is hazardous to one's health .....