Fast Food Causes Obesity For Kids

I read an article called “Study Links Fast-Food Ads To Child Obesity.” I learned that fast food advertisements have a huge influence on kids. I read that “A new study suggests that banning fast-food ads on TV could reduce the number of obese young children by 18 percent, and the number of obese older kids by 14 percent” which is a good deduction in obese kids. The article also said, “The study is based in part on several years of government survey data from the late 1990s. It also suggests that dropping an advertising expense tax deduction for fast-food restaurants could mean a slight reduction in childhood obesity” which makes me angry because the government knows that the obese kids’ health are affected by these fast food ads and they haven’t taken action yet. Hopefully the government will take care of the taxes for fast food. The study is being published in November in the Journal of Law & Economics.
I also think that using characters such as Ronald McDonald is a way to suck children into eating fast food. Kids are also attracted to the play places in the restaurants. I agree that fast food advertising should be banned. I also think that parents need to encourage their children to live a healthy life style by eating right.

What do you think?

http://www.wbaltv.com/health/18022185/detail.html

Jockey

I saw a Jockey commercial on TV the other day. I think this Jockey commercial is sending a good message. It is unlike other commercials. It shows people waiting in line to be changed into models. The women turn tall, thin, and blonde. After going through the machine the women’s breast also grow larger. The typical nerdy man with glasses is being changed into a tall muscular man. All the people going through the machine come out looking the same. I think the machine represents society changing people. I like that there are people escaping the machine so they wouldn’t change. I like how the two escapees do not look like the typical model types. The man has long messy hair and does not have a body builder type of body. The girl looks like an average every day girl. The escapees look like people I would see out in public. I like the message that Jockey is promoting which is “Dare to be you.” They are not telling people that they should look like models which a Victoria Secret commercial would portray.

I am not saying the commercial is perfect. There is still some room for improvement. I think they should have shown more diverse people in the line.


What do you think?