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WASHINGTON A Republican Federal Communications Commission commissioner wants healthy foods such as celery and carrots to get equal TV time with doughnuts and candy bars as a way to combat the childhood obesity epidemic.
Commissioner Deborah Tate on Wednesday told the first meeting of a Senate-FCC industry task force that her wish list of policy changes would include balancing the dietary habits actors project during shows and the advertisements that pay for them.
“There should be the same number of ads for healthy foods as for unhealthy foods,” Tate said.
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