{"id":30216,"date":"2010-09-15T13:28:05","date_gmt":"2010-09-15T18:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=30216"},"modified":"2010-09-15T13:29:09","modified_gmt":"2010-09-15T18:29:09","slug":"new-ad-puts-mcdonalds-in-the-crosshairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/new-ad-puts-mcdonalds-in-the-crosshairs\/","title":{"rendered":"New Ad Puts McDonald’s in the Crosshairs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Fast food restaurants have taken it on the chin for years from health experts- and for good reason, of course. We all know by now that it’s not good for our health to dine at the drive-thru more than the rare occasion. But, that’s not enough for one non-profit physicians group in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has produced an ad campaign that doesn’t mince words. Is it a little extreme? Maybe. If nothing else, it’s meant to shake viewers a little.<\/p>\n

The ad shows a corpse laid out in the morgue clutching a half-eaten hamburger. The man’s wife (presumably) is at his side weeping over his cold body. The ad closes with the famous McDonald’s<\/a> golden arches tracing over the dead man’s feet, with the twist on their slogan “I was lovin’ it.” (VIDEO BELOW)<\/p>\n

“Our city’s addiction to Big Macs and other high-fat fast food<\/a> is literally breaking our hearts,” says Susan Levin of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. “It’s time to tackle the district’s heart disease<\/a> problem head-on. A moratorium on new fast-food restaurants could be a critically important step toward fighting this epidemic.”<\/p>\n

The ad is debuting this week in Washington D.C. during The Daily Show<\/em> and local news broadcasts. It will later go nationwide.<\/p>\n

So, what do you think? Is the ad over-the-top, or is it just speaking the truth?<\/p>\n

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(via: Consumerist<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Also read:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fast Food Changes Mood and Behavior<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fast Food Location Linked to Increased Strokes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Most Unhealthy Fast Food Menu Items<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n


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