What can we do to as consumers to tackle the problem of obesity and fast foods? First, we can stop supporting the traditional, unhealthy alternatives. More and more of these restaurants delis are opening. We should support those instead. Families should aet a bulk of their food at home and make sure they are serving veggies, fruits, and whole grains on their childrens plates. Another thing we can do is to get in contact with our congress person or some other political representative to ban all advertisements that promote foods high in fat and sugar to children. As Schlosser points out, prevention is far better thana cure. "A ban on advertising unhealthy fods to children would discourage eating habits that ate not only hard to break, but potentially life-threatening." Such a ban may sound far-fetched, until you remember that 35 years ago a ban on cigarette advertising sounded equally unlikely. Five years later Congress banned cigarette ads from television and radio. And those ads were directed at adults, not children. Smoking has declined ever since. It is time we did something similar with obesity and fast food.