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Essay / Argumentative Essay: Reasons for Childhood Obesity
People cannot escape advertising no matter where they go or what they do because it is literally everywhere. With colors, music and other children in the advertisements, it is easier to capture the target audience, which in this case is children. Children can't escape advertisements because they are everywhere they turn. Advertisements for unhealthy foods are everywhere. They are on billboards, television, computers, magazines, newspapers and much more. In sight and in mind. The more unhealthy advertisements children see, the more unhealthy foods they will want. “The more they watch television, the more they gain weight.” (“The whys of obesity”). If only unhealthy food ads were no longer allowed, perhaps people would see a change in the number of childhood obesity. Parents should limit the time their children spend watching television and using electronic devices to reduce the number of unhealthy food advertisements and encourage the consumption of healthier foods. The bad eating habits that some parents pass on to their children are completely hidden. This is a sorry excuse for a child's obesity because it is caused by their parents' eating habits. A child should not have to suffer for the mistakes of his parents. Many parents praise their children with sweets and junk food for doing something good. “Don’t bribe your child with ice cream to get him to eat spinach; It makes spinach look bad. (Arguelles 51). "In a