Food addiction kills too. Shall we stop advertising food?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5y2vzlyldo
> 4 January 2026: Junk food adverts are banned on television and online starting on Monday as part of a drive to tackle childhood obesity.
It seems that the factual answer is "yes", in certain conditions of the most addictive food and most susceptible audience.
Looking around at the world, yes?
Less-heathy takeaway chains do advertise constantly, and concepts like the food pyramid are there to literally "tell you about bread, vegetables, meat" as an advertisement for a better alternative.
People aren't born knowing this - if they don't learn it from parents, they will either learn it from someone else, or not know it and have a poor diet out of ignorance.