Advertisements of junk-food are nowadays present everywhere: on television, websites, social media, games, in supermarkets, and even in schools (in some countries like USA). This marketing is highly aggressive and very impactful on children. Especially small kids are very susceptible to persuasive messages used in marketing - if they see a cartoon character and creative colorful packaging advertised on a chocolate bar, the first thing they do is run to their parent and ask to buy it. All this has been proven to increase food intake in children leading to obesity.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is planning to provide countries with recommendations on measures to restrict food marketing to which children are exposed.
Do you think the restriction of marketing towards children will help them eat less junk food? Can its exposure really be restricted, especially in the omnipresent internet age?
Do you think it is a resposibility of the government to regulate it or is it an individual obligation of the parents to restrict their children?
