Comments on: Overweight Kids and TV: An Advertising Epidemic http://www.highlighthealth.com/diet-and-nutrition/overweight-kids-and-tv-an-advertising-epidemic/ Discover the Science of Health Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:06:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jess http://www.highlighthealth.com/diet-and-nutrition/overweight-kids-and-tv-an-advertising-epidemic/comment-page-1/#comment-3850 Jess Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:21:40 +0000 http://www.highlighthealth.com/food-and-nutrition/overweight-kids-and-tv-an-advertising-epidemic/#comment-3850 "the most common primary appeal is taste (34%)" These poor nutrition food manufacturers certainly know how to market their products. I often hear children ask their friends - "have you tried the new product from so and so...it tastes very nice". “the most common primary appeal is taste (34%)”
These poor nutrition food manufacturers certainly know how to market their products. I often hear children ask their friends – “have you tried the new product from so and so…it tastes very nice”.

]]> By: Walter http://www.highlighthealth.com/diet-and-nutrition/overweight-kids-and-tv-an-advertising-epidemic/comment-page-1/#comment-2453 Walter Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:42:00 +0000 http://www.highlighthealth.com/food-and-nutrition/overweight-kids-and-tv-an-advertising-epidemic/#comment-2453 I agree Eric. Children need to be taught those attitudes you list and not aquire them through television advertising. I would also suggest that adults can be just as susceptible to advertising at children. The YouTube video is a viral video campaign, called Dove Onslaught, which attempts to demonstrate how children today are bombarded by advertising messages. David Airy wrote an interesting post about this yesterday: <a href="http://www.davidairey.com/the-hypocrisy-of-unilever-advertising/" rel="nofollow">The hypocrisy of Unilever advertising?</a> I agree Eric. Children need to be taught those attitudes you list and not aquire them through television advertising. I would also suggest that adults can be just as susceptible to advertising at children.
The YouTube video is a viral video campaign, called Dove Onslaught, which attempts to demonstrate how children today are bombarded by advertising messages.

David Airy wrote an interesting post about this yesterday:
The hypocrisy of Unilever advertising?

]]> By: Dr. Ben’s Blog » Pediatric (Blog Grand Rounds: October 7th, 2007) http://www.highlighthealth.com/diet-and-nutrition/overweight-kids-and-tv-an-advertising-epidemic/comment-page-1/#comment-2370 Dr. Ben’s Blog » Pediatric (Blog Grand Rounds: October 7th, 2007) Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:31:03 +0000 http://www.highlighthealth.com/food-and-nutrition/overweight-kids-and-tv-an-advertising-epidemic/#comment-2370 [...] on to obesity: Walter at Highlight Health reports on the issue of TV viewing and childhood obesity. Several studies he describes have examined the relationship between food advertising that chlldren [...] [...] on to obesity: Walter at Highlight Health reports on the issue of TV viewing and childhood obesity. Several studies he describes have examined the relationship between food advertising that chlldren [...]

]]> By: Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Hit the Links! http://www.highlighthealth.com/diet-and-nutrition/overweight-kids-and-tv-an-advertising-epidemic/comment-page-1/#comment-2326 Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Hit the Links! Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:29:55 +0000 http://www.highlighthealth.com/food-and-nutrition/overweight-kids-and-tv-an-advertising-epidemic/#comment-2326 [...] just the beginning of this engaging and compelling article on the child obesity epidemic. Highlight Health breaks it down in a big [...] [...] just the beginning of this engaging and compelling article on the child obesity epidemic. Highlight Health breaks it down in a big [...]

]]> By: Eric http://www.highlighthealth.com/diet-and-nutrition/overweight-kids-and-tv-an-advertising-epidemic/comment-page-1/#comment-2319 Eric Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:36:50 +0000 http://www.highlighthealth.com/food-and-nutrition/overweight-kids-and-tv-an-advertising-epidemic/#comment-2319 I think the take home message is to teach children about advertising. If we don't teach our kids healthy physical and mental attitudes about diet, play, consumerism, appearance, relations and wants, someone else will. Children, by virtue of their lack of cynicism and greater ability to learn, are very susceptible to the manipulations of advertisers. The advertising epidemic isn't limited to food. I think that teens and young adults who are beginning to develop their own self-identity and persona are susceptible to messages that play into their natural desire to be liked and accepted. I recently ran across a powerful clip on Youtube that illustrates the cosmetics industry marketing onslaught and our responsibility to provide balance. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaH4y6ZjSfE" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaH4y6ZjSfE</a> I think the take home message is to teach children about advertising. If we don’t teach our kids healthy physical and mental attitudes about diet, play, consumerism, appearance, relations and wants, someone else will. Children, by virtue of their lack of cynicism and greater ability to learn, are very susceptible to the manipulations of advertisers.
The advertising epidemic isn’t limited to food. I think that teens and young adults who are beginning to develop their own self-identity and persona are susceptible to messages that play into their natural desire to be liked and accepted. I recently ran across a powerful clip on Youtube that illustrates the cosmetics industry marketing onslaught and our responsibility to provide balance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaH4y6ZjSfE

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