[An.American.Expatriate]

I could live with this definition:

“Junk foods typically contain high levels of calories from sugar or fat with little protein, vitamins or minerals. Common junk foods include salted snack foods, gum, candy, sweet desserts, fried fast food, and carbonated beverages.”

I have zero problem with a private company deciding NOT to carry advertisments targeted at childen for such products.

[DoughtyOne]

Common junk foods include SALTED snack foods...

Why did you include SALTED here?

Search for an article posted on the forum in the last few days. That article completely debunks the idea that salt is bad for us.

The reason you included SALTED, is because the Leftist have been banging their drum on that issue for decades. It’s like man-made global warming. It simply doesn’t exist.

The schools have eliminated recess. Now they blame fast food for the condition of our children.

Who controls the schools? Conservatives? LOL, these Leftist are running a game on you.

[funfan]

So I wonder why they did not do this before Michelle partnered with them as it is being hailed as Michelle Obamas
initiative. Thank goodness she is looking out for everyones kids or the Private companies would not know what products to advertise and the parents would not know what to
buy for their own children. All hail Michelle!

[aruanan]

“Junk foods typically contain high levels of calories from sugar or fat with little protein, vitamins or minerals. Common junk foods include salted snack foods, gum, candy, sweet desserts, fried fast food, and carbonated beverages.”

Well, considering that the American diet is in heavy excess of proteins, that's not a problem, especially since the bulk of the macronutrients used for energy by the body are fats>carbohydrates>protein.

Also, the number one nutritional need of your body is for gross energy, the so-called "empty calories." You could have all the vitamins and minerals in the world, but without the "empty calories" you would quickly weaken and die. As far as vitamins and minerals go, you have to go without them--and I mean literally without them--for months to years to develop any sort of vitamin deficiency disease. In our typical U.S. diet, even with a lot of "junk foods," it's virtually impossible to develop a vitamin deficiency disease unless one is an alcoholic or has a resected or diseased small bowel. Vitamin D could be a problem, but eating the "junk foods" won't prevent one from getting vitamin D in milk or as a supplement given by the parents.

So, as I pointed out earlier, the definition of "junk food" is one that is designed by politically-oriented people to move people toward their political ends or by food faddists. Geez, just research the origin and use of the term. And, yes, I am an expert in human nutrition (Ph.D., Human Nutrition/Nutritional Biology).

The biggest threat to kids' (or anyone's) health is not "junk food" but too much food in the context of too little physical activity.