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This 12-page paper focuses on how issues related to health and nutrition are depicted in the media. Topics discussed include how the media impacts consumer choice, types of media used and different types of reports that can be found on various media outlets. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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article in a newspaper or magazine, or flip on the television and view a program to determine the extent and hold that the media has over much of the general
public. The media is especially powerful and pervasive when it comes to health and nutrition. This is true, whether the message is
delivered via article or show, or in advertising. This is one reason why "Joe Camel" was banned from the magazines some years ago - it was felt that the influence
of this oddball character might have enough impact to get children to start smoking. The media influence on health and nutrition in
the United States is a mixed bag. On the one hand, the media is a great way to disseminate information about health and nutrition to the general public. On the
other hand, sometimes this information can be overhyped or misreported, leading to further complications. In this paper, well examine the media and
the various ways in which it depicts health and nutrition - as well as examining the impact the media has on consumer choice. Television Commercials - Good or Bad?
There are those who believe that advertising can actually be beneficial in promoting health and nutrition; after all, television especially promotes the benefits
of healthy cereals, grain bars and yogurt drinks (for those who skip breakfast) and beef as a healthy lunch or dinner. Then
there are those who believe that many of the advertising claims are little more than made-up hype to sell the product. However, since the Federal Trade Commissions 1994 food advertising
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