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@deebomb (15304)
United States
November 20, 2008 2:56pm CST
According to the study for banning fast foods on TV would cit the rate of abesity by 18 percent in young children and the number of obese older kids by 14 percent, researchers found. It is estimated children see fast-food commercials tens of thousands of times a year. Fast food ads are about 23 percent of the food related commercials seen on TV. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/healthAP/story/779795.html Do watching fast food commercials make you want to eat even if your not hungry. Do they influance what you kids want to eat. If thye do you give in to your kids.
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vicky30
@vicky30 (4766)
• India
21 Nov 08
Yes watching fast food commercials makes me wanna eat when i'm hungry.But the problem is theres no fast food outlet near my house.I would not buy fast food much because i would waste a lot of money.I would buy fresh fruits and vegetables.If my kids wanna eat fast food.I will give it to them once a month.
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deebomb
@deebomb (15304)
• United States
21 Nov 08
You can buy a lotvof fresh vegetable and fruit with what it costs to go and eat at a fast food joint. You can make fast food at home for a fraction of the cost and healthier too.
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vicky30
@vicky30 (4766)
• India
22 Nov 08
Yes thats right.Thanks for the information.
KrauseHome
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
23 Nov 08
Seriously, I can honestly say, that I am sure that watching these type of commercials helps these Businesses continue to feed many people every day, and to have many who will go there even if they are not hungry. For me, sometimes I wish they could not show these so often to intice us to eat there. Now all kids know what a McDonalds arch looks like, and want to eat there all of the time.
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deebomb
@deebomb (15304)
• United States
23 Nov 08
Those companies spend a lot of money doing studies to see what will attract us so they know just how to advertive to get our bucks. We just have to be strong and not give into the kids and use our own self control.
Stephannie
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
21 Nov 08
Some fast food commercials do make me crave something to eat alot of times, whether I am hungry or not. It does influence children also and I have gave into my daughter during those times too.
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deebomb
@deebomb (15304)
• United States
21 Nov 08
Some of the problems with the fast food is that the portions have gotten bigger over the years. i don't believe it hurts for the kids to have fast food once in a while but with the parents that let the adds influance their kids.
cbreeze
@cbreeze (1205)
• United States
21 Nov 08
Even if fast food commercials influence kids to want them, parents are still in control of what is bought and fed to the children. I think if parents actually talked about healthy eating and healthy habits as well as show their children they are committed to healthy eating with their actions, the parents behavior would have a greater affect on children than commercials or even peer pressure.
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missybear
@missybear (11391)
• United States
21 Nov 08
I'm sure a lot of kids get influenced by those commercials. I myself haven;t eaten any fast food in a long time. Maybe 4 times a year i get a burger.
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