Posts Tagged ‘Childhood obesity’
Childhood obesity, junk food and advertising
In today’s world the influence of mass media in the population is impressive, especially in the lower age groups. Obviously the item of junk food does not ignore this, and the amount of advertising that is displayed on television about it is huge, especially at times when children watch television.
This happens on a global scale, of course, but in some countries the authorities are aware of the situation and decide to take matters into. The case of England is one of them.
This country is a very interesting happening. Due to the overwhelming amount of advertising material on the junk food that goes on TV, the Labour Government has decided to send a warning to restaurants with serious scrap bans on the matter. Read the rest of this entry »