Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ Atlanta ad campaign uses obese kids to try and shock parents http://www.pri.org/stories/health/atlanta-ad-campaign-uses-obese-kids-to-try-and-shock-parents-8402.html Health and Medicine Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:26:00 -0600 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. PRI: Public Radio International