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Mark Wulkan

Atlanta ad campaign uses obese kids to try and shock parents

Health & Medicine

The ads use kids who are overweight describing the problems they face in an effort to get parents to realize their children are overweight. The ads, which were designed in consultation with a local hospital, have caused critics to label them as just another example of fat-shaming.

Public Debate Over a Controversial Childhood Obesity Campaign

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