No junk food jingles and stuff on British TV

“We need urgent action to help people, especially children, avoid the less healthy, less happy and ultimately, shorter life that obesity leads to.” Thus says Prime Minister Gordon Brown. To note, their country has this junk food advertisement ban which takes effect before 10 pm. And by junk food I mean, the sumptuous chips that’s coated with high amounts of salt and preservatives or that oh-so-refreshing sodas with skyrocketing sugar content. Yup, that stuff that we consider bad when we think of it, but is really good when were already eating it. Here in the Philippines, such a ban would be so hard to implement as food ranks as one of the most aired commercials next to hair products. But look at Britons, “in 25 years of current trends are not halted,” half of them are going to be obese, Sun.Star Cebu claims. It makes me wonder what enormous health would bring. I mean London is a luxurious country and people seem to have hard time getting unemployed. That means they have all the resources to gain access to lots of food products and restaurants. Yup, their purchasing power could indeed satisfy their gastronomic desires. In this country, it’s different. Our diet is made up of high carbohydrates as rice is our staple, coupled with protein-rich fish and meat for the average-earning families. Vegetable is most common to those who don’t earn much. Here, it’s even hard to apply as a sales clerk as they would be requiring at least a year in college. As you read now, many people are suffering from hunger but take it no seriously, I mean, the economy’s growing, (Peso has dramatically gained against dollar), government has this regular feeding and livelihood programs concentrated in public schools and rural areas. Once that fancy 30-second McDonald’s commercial flashes your screen, just remember “Eat Moderately” and “Gluttony is dangerous for your health.”