Unhealthy Foods Are Being Advertised
By Amanda K., Sam K. and Lauren C.
The types of food that are being advertised to kids are unhealthy foods that are causing the kids to become obese reports an MSNBC article. The majority of the food is either candy or snacks, or anything that is high in sugar. With all of the special affects in the commercials for unhealthy foods, kids are drawn to the ads and want to buy the product. Kids are also drawn to the foods because some of their favorite characters are selling the products. Since these foods are causing so much obesity in young children, there is a change that is wanted in the types of foods that are being advertised to kids by their favorite characters. Some companies have already started to make changes by including some physical activity with the foods that they are advertising. Since kids will see the kids that are using the product be active, then hopefully they will want to be active like the people using the product. By seeing more commercials on junk foods and other bad foods, instead of ads about fitness and eating healthy, kids will be more likely to consume and unhealthy product and not to be as fit. There needs to be an increase in the amount of healthy foods that are being advertised to young children to change their eating habits.
Not only are kids seeing the unhealthy food being advertised on their televisions, but everywhere they go. Children are surrounded by advertisements telling them to buy their products. Other places where these ads are found are billboards, magazines, internet, radio stations, and everywhere else around them. By seeing the food ads all around them, kids are constantly thinking about food and want to consume that product or any type of food, because the ad is making them hungry. If we were to cut down on the amount of different advertisings around us, we could decrease obesity.
Letter To The Editor
220 Amherst Avenue
Sheboygan Falls, WI. 53085
1 June 2007
The Sheboygan Press
632 Center Avenue
P.O. Box 358
Sheboygan, WI 53081
Editor:
The cause of childhood obesity continues to increase because of the media around us. Ads are telling kids to buy their product because it may be good for the children even though it really is an unhealthy product. The favorite television characters of many kids are being shown advertising these products, making the kids want their parents to purchase the product for them. Parents need to stop giving in to their children’s whining when they want an unhealthy product. They are controlling what they are feeding their children and it has to change.
There are some solutions that can be used to cut back on childhood obesity in the world. One of these changes needs to be made by the advertising industries themselves. They need to cut back on the types of unhealthy foods that they are advertising to children. In these commercials they need to include more physical activity and also healthier foods being shown to the kids. I am sure that if a child sees their favorite character advertising for a healthier food, they will at least give that product a try.
The other change that needs to be made is by the child’s parents. Parents, you know that there is that one product that your child always wants and they will beg as much as they can until you give in and get it for them. Well, we need to put a stop to that. You need to realize that the unhealthy things that you are feeding now can affect the way that they will turn out in the future. It is up to you to change their eating habits.
So parents, don’t give in to the advertising business with their ads targeting your kids. Help put a stop to childhood obesity by changing your child’s unhealthy eating habits.
Sincerely,
Lauren, Amanda, and Sam
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