Childhood obesity advertising
Is television advertising leading to childhood obesity?
If you knew that something your child did every day would cause him to seriously risk his future health would you just stand idly by?
Would you let a convicted rapist or a pedophile babysit your kids?
God I hope not.
Well when you let your child watch that television and that advertising for food products comes on the screen did you know that could be fast track to childhood obesity?
Let me explain...
A study published study published in the April issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine suggested that children may eat an extra 167 calories of food for every hour of television they watch.
That's bad enough but it gets worse.
That extra food they eat is usually food advertised on the television programs they watch.
Do you think that advertising encourages your child to eat broccoli or lettuce or wholesome fruit and vegetables or anything that might help in our war against childhood obesity?
Not the advertising I've seen - it's usually coke and Mars bars.
Listen up.
If you wouldn't let a convicted rapist or a pedophile babysit because they might do genuine harm to your children then why would you let television do the babysitting for you?
This study is a very clear warning: television advertising and childhood obesity go together.
Am I saying your child can never watch television to be safe from this insidious advertising?
No, in our war against childhood obesity we don't have to be THAT gung ho.
But imagine this.
Imagine if your child was so pre-occupied with active games and reading and playing that he never really had much of an interest in television.
How do you get to that kind of childhood obesity, television advertising free utopia?
Take an interest in games, activities, reading and more with your child.
It's fun and fulfilling for you.
You'll be taking the steps you need to take in raising a healthy child...
And it's a great step in our skirmish against television advertising and childhood obesity.
Kindest regards,
Andrew Cavanagh
Raising A Healthy Child.com
If you knew that something your child did every day would cause him to seriously risk his future health would you just stand idly by?
Would you let a convicted rapist or a pedophile babysit your kids?
God I hope not.
Well when you let your child watch that television and that advertising for food products comes on the screen did you know that could be fast track to childhood obesity?
Let me explain...
A study published study published in the April issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine suggested that children may eat an extra 167 calories of food for every hour of television they watch.
That's bad enough but it gets worse.
That extra food they eat is usually food advertised on the television programs they watch.
Do you think that advertising encourages your child to eat broccoli or lettuce or wholesome fruit and vegetables or anything that might help in our war against childhood obesity?
Not the advertising I've seen - it's usually coke and Mars bars.
Listen up.
If you wouldn't let a convicted rapist or a pedophile babysit because they might do genuine harm to your children then why would you let television do the babysitting for you?
This study is a very clear warning: television advertising and childhood obesity go together.
Am I saying your child can never watch television to be safe from this insidious advertising?
No, in our war against childhood obesity we don't have to be THAT gung ho.
But imagine this.
Imagine if your child was so pre-occupied with active games and reading and playing that he never really had much of an interest in television.
How do you get to that kind of childhood obesity, television advertising free utopia?
Take an interest in games, activities, reading and more with your child.
It's fun and fulfilling for you.
You'll be taking the steps you need to take in raising a healthy child...
And it's a great step in our skirmish against television advertising and childhood obesity.
Kindest regards,
Andrew Cavanagh
Raising A Healthy Child.com
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