Health and Nutrition
Proper health and nutrition is of critical importance to the growth and development of young children yet many American children eat in ways that do not meet proper nutrition guidelines. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the media, and its promotion of junk food, is one of the main culprits in the obesity epidemic. Read the article, “Children, Adolescents, Obesity, and the Media,” and watch the video, We’re Not Buying It: Stop Junk Food Marketing to Kids.
In your post, address the following:
- What role does the media play in the promotion of unhealthy food choices? Identify and describe a specific example.
- What are the long-term consequences of these media messages on children’s health and nutrition?
- Describe two to three specific things parents and teachers of young children can do to combat media messages that promote unhealthy food choices.
……………..Answer Preview…………There are various ways in which media contributes to obesity epidemic. There is increases consumption of snacks when watching television programs. In the process of watching these programs, the normal sleeping hours is interfered with and the result is development of overweight. This result after heavy consumption of sweetened food and lack of participation in physical activities (Lowry & Fulton, 2000). It has been notice that teenagers and children who watch most TV programs consume a lot of fatty food and drinks. There is also advertisement on the use of junk food having high fat or sugar content which encourages ………………..
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