How Do Television Advertisements Affect People s Health...

How do Television advertisements affect people’s health and its significance in relation to childhood obesity? Introduction: Child obesity is undoubtedly one of the most controversial issues in modern society, and has been labeled as one of the most serious health issues. Overweight and obese children generally grow up to be overweight and/or obese as adults, who are highly likely to be predisposed to health disorders such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other sorts of illnesses. With fast food, soda, sedentary activities, and technology surroundings everyone in modern society, individuals are slowly becoming overweight. Fast food is quite cheaply and widely available and has become significantly more popular. Parents often turn†¦show more content†¦Obesity related health issues in children: o Stress on the bones and joints, particularly in the hips, legs and ankles o Fatty liver o Snoring and sleep apnoea (stopping breathing whilst asleep) o High blood pressure o High blood fats o Type 2 diabetes o Stigmatisation and low self-esteem o Behavioural problems. Obese children in Australia have a 25 to 50% chance of becoming obese when they are in their adult ages. These chances will undeniably increase if the current individuals keep consuming vast amounts of processed sugary foods. Also as previously stated most adults are overweight and this drastically increases the chance of their children becoming obese, as they would be one of the biggest influences on their food choices besides the influence of media. Obesity at a young age put children and young adolescents at a high risk for becoming obese as they become older and will most likely be associated with poor health. Whilst also being at risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some forms of cancer. Therefore, it can be established that Child obesity is a significant topic in modern society and more effort must be put on focusing on reducing excess weight gain as children grow up. Currently the rates of obesity in the Australian children and young adolescents have almost tripled in the past few decades. Studies in Australia have shown that a quarter