FiberChoice “badvertisement”
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Commercials for the dietary supplement FiberChoice (GlaxoSmithKline) and Rx cholesterol-lowering drugs Lipitor and Zetia are deemed the worst "badvertisements" by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in a recent release. "A recent crop of television commercials for supplements and drugs spin their quick-fix products as healthful alternatives to proper nutrition," PCRM says. The group claims, for example, that the FiberChoice ad "suggests that, unless you're eating broccoli, apples, and bran muffins all day, it is nearly impossible to get enough fiber." According to PCRM, firms should "only be permitted to give nutrition advice based on sound science"...
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Commercials for the dietary supplement FiberChoice (GlaxoSmithKline) and Rx cholesterol-lowering drugs Lipitor and Zetia are deemed the worst "badvertisements" by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in a recent release. "A recent crop of television commercials for supplements and drugs spin their quick-fix products as healthful alternatives to proper nutrition," PCRM says. The group claims, for example, that the FiberChoice ad "suggests that, unless you're eating broccoli, apples, and bran muffins all day, it is nearly impossible to get enough fiber." According to PCRM, firms should "only be permitted to give nutrition advice based on sound science".... |