excessive advertising

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excessive advertising

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     When you walk outside chances are you will see a tree, grass, or even a big advertisement telling you to purchase their brand new product. Over the years, many Americans have seen advertisements whether it be on TV or Youtube. Unfortunately, We've begun to see it in school as well. 

In Joseph Dreamhouse's blog, Food Insecurity Through Political Cartoons, talks about many topics such as Crops being grown for fuel instead of fuel and government intervention in food, But the topic that caught my eye the most was “ Marketing of Food Products”. In this section, the blog mentions how advertisements have found themselves everywhere like toys and health initiatives. But now they are being advertised to the youths of America by implementing themselves in schools. With companies directing their ads towards children there has been an influx of childhood obesity. The author also states there's no need for a kids menu when it should just be food.

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 Then I thought about it. When I was younger I loved going to McDonalds, but not because I enjoyed the food. The reason I loved going there was the fact that I could get a Happy meal with a toy from a recent movie I watched. As a kid It was so easy to be influenced by companies when you get told there's a toy inside it. Another example of this was when they still had surprise toys inside of cereal boxes. As an early morning meal it's horrible to consume such an unhealthy dish. Not only did cereal have a toy, but the high amounts of sugar and bright colors made eating it fun and addictive. When you are younger you have no comprehension of what's good for you or not. The only thing on your mind when it comes to food is if it's tasty. So if you have kids or plan to in the future, make sure to teach them right


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