Over Weight in the U.S.A.
@cowgirl1983 (15)
, Montana
November 17, 2017 5:48pm CST
I have been in a size 20 from the age of 18 as i was watching tv i find that 2 out of 3 commercials are of food. Are we make the U.S.A. fatter by playing so many food commercials on the tv. Should the U.S. banned food commercials on kids tv networks?
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@Daelii (5619)
• United States
18 Nov 17
Nope. I don't think commercials are to blame. It's parenting.
Why are kids watching that much tv that a commercial or two about food is going to negatively impact a kids life to be worth banning?
Turn off the tv. Live by example. Have healthy food selection at home. Sure enjoy a treat every now and then. It's not a special treat if every day.
It's not easy but changes can happen if we work for them.
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@Fleura (30399)
• United Kingdom
19 Nov 17
No, the problem is more complex than that. Changes in work styles meaning that most people no longer do manual work of any sort but just sit at desks all day, the fact that almost everyone drives almost everywhere and anyone walking or riding a bicycle can even be subject to abuse, the fact that high-calorie food is so cheap and so readily available... many factors are at play. If you have always been on the large side there may be more physiological aspects to this as well. But like many problems, you can make a change if you want to. Weight creeps up over time and if you make changes it can come off slowly as well. Start by turning off the TV - then you won't have to watch the commercials at all and you can get off the sofa and do something more active instead.
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@Fleura (30399)
• United Kingdom
19 Nov 17
@cowgirl1983 Way to go! Hope you are enjoying life up there - Montana is so beautiful!
@cowgirl1983 (15)
• , Montana
19 Nov 17
I do watch tv more then i should but as of the last 9 months i did the best thing for me i moved to a small town in the mountain i lose weight because there is no fast food and i do not feel like i am being watch and judges when i do walk or ride my bike because everyone walks up here. i found i now walk close to 5 extra miles more then when i lived in the city
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@cowgirl1983 (15)
• , Montana
18 Nov 17
I just feel that every time i see the commercial in a roll i makes me want a snack of something may not be what the are showing me but i want something
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@NJChicaa (119627)
• United States
18 Nov 17
@cowgirl1983 Well have some self-control and stop yourself.
