quote:CBC: Any food packaged by McDonald's tastes better to most preschoolers, says a study that powerfully demonstrates how advertising can trick the taste buds of young children.
quote:"You see a McDonald's label and kids start salivating," said Diane Levin, a childhood development specialist ...
Study author Dr. Tom Robinson said the kids' perception of taste was "physically altered by the branding." The Stanford University researcher said it was remarkable how children so young were already so influenced by advertising.
That's capitalism for ya. Polluting the minds of children for wealth and profit. But at least they're not selling cigarettes to children.
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jrose
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posted 07 August 2007 06:00 AM
quote: But at least they're not selling cigarettes to children.
Well, both can be fatally harmful.
I'm going to move this to Youth Issues for discussion.
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posted 07 August 2007 05:50 AM
