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Eric Cartman might have been a better choice, or maybe even Fat Albert, but the British government say Homer Simpson is their man.

Britain's Department of Health is putting up major money to use The Simpsons to help encourage a healthier lifestyle among viewers.

Homer will be the poster boy of what not to do, i.e. no chugging beers and downing doughnuts.

Dunkin' Donuts recently announced a new menu containing "better-for you" food and drink. They've called it DDSMART. Food must meet the following criteria:

Is that enough to make you want to eat there?

According to USAToday, the USA gobbles down 10 billion donuts (or doughnuts) per year - $2 billion worth. Indeed, doughnut shops served about 150 million more people in 2004 than in the previous year, according to food-industry surveys.