Yoplait Lite Spot Pulled Over Eating-Disorder Concerns

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General Mills has pulled this Yoplait Lite commercial after the National Eating Disorders Association voiced concerns that it could upset folks struggling with such issues. In the spot, an office drone agonizes in an internal monologue over whether to eat a slice of raspberry cheesecake. Her resemblance to Sarah Palin is unsettling, and workplace productivity has clearly ground to halt. But I didn't really see the big deal. NEDA president Lynn Grefe explains: "This behavior in a commercial tells people with eating disorders, 'See, it's even on TV.

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