Hmmmmmm, donuts. D'oh!

TV channels worries about having programmes banned becuase they portray unhealthy eating, and cite Homer Simpson and Denny Crane as being bad examples - one for eating copious amounts of donuts, the other for eating Big Macs. But somehow, I don't think Health Officials have any worries about Homer Simpson or Denny Crane being role models for healthy lifestyles.

One of the recurring jokes on "The Simpsons" is Homer's low life expectancy due to his unhealthy lifestyle. In fact, he has already been shown to die of a heart attack when fired by Mr Burns for sleeping on the job - only to be enticed back to life at the prospect of his widow getting a ham.

And Denny Crane is portrayed as being mentally unstable, and possible amoral as a result.

Health Officials should get off the back of the Entertainment Industry. There have been as many examples of characters promoting healthy choices - like The Grim Reaper in "Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey" telling a smoker that he will be seeing him again "real soon" - as there are of bad examples.