What The Hell Was That Pro-Obesity Commercial During Rose Bowl Game?
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Key Points:
- Eli Lilly and Company aired a controversial commercial during the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal promoting the idea that obesity is a healthy lifestyle and criticizing fat-shaming.
- The ad features a young man rejecting judgment about his weight and emphasizing personal health and privacy, despite Lilly producing drugs targeting obesity and type 2 diabetes, such as Zepbound and Mounjaro.
- Critics argue the commercial is misleading, comparing it to a fast-food company promoting unhealthy eating as beneficial, and highlight the public health and economic impact of obesity on government-funded healthcare.
- The article stresses that obesity is not healthy, and encouraging weight loss is a concern for health rather than fat-shaming, suggesting Lilly's ads aim to protect their profits from obesity-related
