Homer Simpson is Britain's New Health Guru

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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.

The Department of Health is spending $1 million to sponsor episodes of The Simpsons, as part of the Change4Life campaign.

Here's how it will work--before the show starts, other cartoon characters pretending to be Homer and the family will be shown eating junk food which magically morphs into healthier stuff.

Officials hope people will see this and realize it is better to be healthy than pig out like Homer. How they will make that leap I have no idea!

Via Reuters.