Child obesity has become a serious health issue in today’s world and certain people think that this is caused by showing TV commercials that promote junk food before 9PM.
Consuming junk food is not good for children’s health as it increases their body weight and will cause health issues. This essay agrees that children shouldn’t be shown TV commercials that promote junk food or fast food.
Firstly, consuming junk food or fast food such as burgers, pizzas, pastas, or sweets are bad for children as they contain bad cholesterol, sugar, fats, which will lead to serious health conditions like diabetes, cholesterol, and increase in weight. However, with increase in weight, children tend to be less active, which is not good for their body as they are growing up, they need to be physically active, play some sports and this becomes difficult with weight gain as they become breathless and they get tired quickly due to obesity.
Secondly, Children need to eat healthy and clean food which is not processed food, instead they need to consume whole foods that are rich in nutrients, that will increase their bone strength, food that has vitamins and minerals which will help them in having good stamina and be active throughout the day. Eating fibre and protein in moderate ways will help children grow better, have good memory power which will result in better marks.
In conclusion, children shouldn’t consume fast food as it’s bad for their health. It results in obesity, serious health conditions from a young age, instead they need to have food that is rich in nutrients that will help them grow healthy. Therefore, TV commercials that promote junk food need to be shown only after 9PM as they can influence children easily.