Child obesity is an increasing health concern in today’s world and some of us feel that the TV ads promoting junk food which are aimed for children should not be shown before 9PM. Children need to eat healthy and clean food for their growth personally and academically.
This essay strongly agrees that children shouldn’t be shown the junk food commercials and that TV ads that promote junk food need to be shown after 9PM.
Consuming junk food or fast food is not good for your health as it results in a lot of health conditions. For example, having ice-creams, chocolates, donuts which contain sugar will result in diabetes, similarly consuming burgers, pizzas and similar junk food will result in increasing the bad cholesterol in our body. Consuming junk food also increases our weight as most of these food contains fats which is not good for our body and gradually they get deposited as fats balls in our body.
Children are tempted to consume these junk food as the TV commercials are created in such a way. Introducing these food items at a small age to children is not only bad for their health, it can lead to weight gain and they become less active. Children need to play around and engage in physical activity but with consuming these junk food often and with increase in their weight that leads to obesity they become less active and get tired fast.
In conclusion, TV commercials that advertise junk food need to be shown only after 9PM as they are not good for children and this is a rising health issue due to obesity at a young age.