News Nugget: Spotlight on junk food in many movies

Published February 19th, 2010

Posted by FatFighter in Children, Food & Nutrition, News Nuggets

Ever notice all the product placement in movies? A new report finds most of the top-grossing films recently have featured food and drink product placements, and the most widely shown items have been junk food and fast-food restaurants. Researchers say they’re concerned because the products were seen in most PG and PG-13 movies, which often attract children and teenagers, as well as in one-third of G-rated movies. It’s almost like all the unhealthy ads during Saturday morning TV!

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Tags: Children, fast-food, junk food, movies, product placement

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2 Responses to “News Nugget: Spotlight on junk food in many movies”

1. Aaron says:

   February 19, 2010 at 6:52 pm

   That is so true. I remember last summer suffering through the newest Transformers movie, me and my oldest son started counting all the product placements. We lost count around 27. There was a scene where the Coca Cola cup was focused clearer than the movie’s star!

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   • FatFighter says:

     February 20, 2010 at 11:38 pm

     Aaron – That would actually be pretty entertaining to count all the product placements! They seem to be popping up more and more, don’t they?

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