Are Your Kids Overweight? Just Blame It On Junk Food Commercials

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 15:14 in Mathematics & Economics

If you have overweight children, don't take responsibility for what they eat--just blame their expanding waistlines on McDonald's and Hershey's for advertising their products on TV. Not only is it easier to scapegoat restaurants and food manufacturers than to take personal responsibility for your children, but there's also scientific research that justifies the scapegoating, so it's probably alright read more

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