25 % of Australian children are now obese. This means that something must be done to stop this obesity crisis. The average 10-year-old has at least five screens readily available to them at home, and over the course of childhood youngsters spend more time watching TV than they spend in school, as stated in the Daily Telegraph in the UK.
www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/9595317/Children-spend-more-time-watching-TV-than-at-... As such, one of the most prominent ways for companies that distribute junk food to advertise their products to children, is through Television.
We have proposed that Junk Food Advertising should be banned on TV during children's programs. On one hand, this could limit the exposure of children to these Junk Food companies and reduce the obesity crisis.
On the other hand, Television would lose heavily as a result due to lack of funding.
It is proposed that Junk Food Advertising Should be Banned on Television during Children's Programs.