Task 2. essay about child obesity. Aming band 7
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 3:08 pm
As child obesity becomes a serious health issue in today’s society, some people feel that TV commercials advertising junk food aimed at kids should not be shown before 9pm.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view?
It is true that obesity is a current problem in our society, especially among children. This problem can lead to even more serious health issues, and in order to tackle this situation some individuals believe that junk food advertisements should be banned during the primetime, specifically before 9 pm. I agree with this point of view. However, this measure is not enough to reduce the obesity issue.
There are many reasons why junk food commercials contribute to child obesity. Firstly, advertisements, in general, are extremely appealing, they use bright colours, lovely voices, music and celebrity endorsements with the aim of catching the audience's attention. Secondly, junk food commercials only talk about how tasty it is and do not talk about future consequences. Therefore, children get very impressionable about them and always want to eat these type of food, as they do not the damage they are causing to their health.
On the other hand, child obesity is not only advertisements fault but also their parent's fault. For example, nowadays parents are too busy working, and when they get home, they do not have the patience to cook, so parents give to their sons whatever they want to eat. Moreover, if parents provided to their sons better food options, then children would not be as influenced by what they see on TV as they usually are.
To sum up, besides banning unhealthy advertisements in the primetime, parents should educate their child to have a better lifestyle, combining healthy food with physical exercise. Consequently, I believe that the aforementioned measures will result in a decrease in child obesity.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view?
It is true that obesity is a current problem in our society, especially among children. This problem can lead to even more serious health issues, and in order to tackle this situation some individuals believe that junk food advertisements should be banned during the primetime, specifically before 9 pm. I agree with this point of view. However, this measure is not enough to reduce the obesity issue.
There are many reasons why junk food commercials contribute to child obesity. Firstly, advertisements, in general, are extremely appealing, they use bright colours, lovely voices, music and celebrity endorsements with the aim of catching the audience's attention. Secondly, junk food commercials only talk about how tasty it is and do not talk about future consequences. Therefore, children get very impressionable about them and always want to eat these type of food, as they do not the damage they are causing to their health.
On the other hand, child obesity is not only advertisements fault but also their parent's fault. For example, nowadays parents are too busy working, and when they get home, they do not have the patience to cook, so parents give to their sons whatever they want to eat. Moreover, if parents provided to their sons better food options, then children would not be as influenced by what they see on TV as they usually are.
To sum up, besides banning unhealthy advertisements in the primetime, parents should educate their child to have a better lifestyle, combining healthy food with physical exercise. Consequently, I believe that the aforementioned measures will result in a decrease in child obesity.