junk food

Should junk food advertising be banned on TV?

Over the years, junk food businesses have grown and expand to be one of the successful and leading commerce. Personally, I believe that junk food is one of the many extravagant foods. It may be delicious, savory and tempting but despite all those heavenly aspects, it can cause devastating effects. Society, including me are constantly eager and tempted to eat these harmful substance, and it is my belief that food advertising on TV should be banned, in order to reduce this. As we all know, junk food is composed of unhealthy and harmful substances. It can result to weight gain, loss of energy and others. The effect doesn’t end there as once you reach the level of obesity or intense weight gain, your surrounding may tend to discriminate and insult you. According to a study conducted at the University of Cambridge, rats adopting a high-fat diet were only able to run 50 percent as far on a treadmill than rats fed a more balanced diet. Many people have gone to the stage of obesity and promoting these food will only make them continue. Only a few percent of the obese people are able to escape from the terrifying life. I have read many reviews and it is stated that the less they watch the commercial, the less their temptation to eat it. The same goes to kids, now they have grown to be fatter and eager to eat it. Although some might say that it is parent’s responsibility to take care of their child, but with ads gradually shown one program after another, these kids are constantly reminded of it and it is a challenge for parents to control them.

The primary function of advertisements is to persuade people, they influence people to hook them to the product. Psychologists are employed to manipulate our vulnerable minds and they are specifically aimed at children, as they are unable to recognize the persuasive intents of these advertisement. We can see that in most McDonald’s commercial, the scene consists of cheerful and joyful people and this blinds the public as they are unable to see the negative effects. Many people have said that we should be given the freedom to make our own choice, however if we are manipulated, we are being played by the businesses mind games.

Fast food restaurants and advertisements can be found anywhere, therefore banning it on tv wont lead to much defects for the business. Doing this can not only assist one person but everyone especially children. Children are our future, the future must be kept secured and under the best condition. For a better world, I believe that it should be banned.