Comments on: Bold NY ad campaign targets soft drinks

By: Fred10

Fred10 — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:42:33 +0000

Soft drinks are obviously bad for you. If companies can advertise you to consume them, why can we not advertise that they are harmful? Let everyone make their own choice. We advertise cigarettes are bad for you, this is no different. Cigarettes are obviously worse than soft drinks but both have negative consequences. Real trouble is aspartame in diet soft drinks. That stuff is likely worse than cigarettes.

By: Caveman

Caveman — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:16:53 +0000

It started with over taxing cigarettes, now it’s soft drinks. Time to pay for your own medical costs too Tubby.

By: biljopal

biljopal — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:43:58 +0000

Greg – good idea, but everything on earth, including us, is composed of a “concoction of chemicals”. E.g., we’re chiefly a mixture of fats, proteins, carbohydrates, water and minerals.

I’d say the ad is over the top, since it doesn’t mention diet soda at all.

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:28:41 +0000

It’s not over the top but most people don’t like to see or hear the truth anyway…expecially that much truth!

By: bbb

bbb — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:33:06 +0000

Soft drink are called soft drinks as they are an alternative to hard drinks (liquor) Also, soft drinks have no value at all. They are pushed on us at every turn and served with every meal at a fast food restaurant. I love Coca-Cola, but realized that it was just empty calories and I could not go a day without it…without the terrible caffeine headache. Now I drink unsweetened tea when I need caffeine and can tell a huge difference in my waistline, wallet, and energy level.But they are delicious. Oh God, they are delicious.

By: chris watson

chris watson — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:04:46 +0000

I think it is ridiculous. If people are too stupid to balance their calories and use some common sense then too bad. We need a war on stupidity not on obesity.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:52:27 +0000

Coca – Cola, Mc Donalds, have been around way longer than the obesity crisis. We have just become too lazy and too ready to blame companies for our poor lifestyle choices.

By: yall are crazy

yall are crazy — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:15:55 +0000

Make the soft drinks a once-in-a-while beverage.

By: yall are crazy

yall are crazy — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:14:56 +0000

Definitely over the top. If people don’t want to be fat, then they should stop wasting money on weight-loss products, get up off their fat @sses, and exercise. Here’s another idea: Don’t just drink soft drinks! Drink some water or orange juice every now and then; it’s good for you! If you drink something other than soft drinks every day, and throw in a little exercise, you won’t have a weight problem. Don’t punish the soft drink business, punish the people who are too lazy and/or stupid to know the difference between a healthy diet and an unhealthy one.

By: Native Atlantan

Native Atlantan — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:11:17 +0000

OHHHHH look at me, I’m Suga and Greg, I’m all uppity!