Fast food ads putting your kids’ health at risk

What your children see on television can have a great influence on what they eat. A new research has revealed that the more frequently children watch TV channels that show ads for kids’ fast food meals, the more often their families eat at those fast food restaurants. Researchers found that the more children watched television channels that aired ads for children’s fast food meals, the more frequently their families visited those fast food restaurants. Research also demonstrated that children’s food preferences may be partially shaped by a desire for the toys featured in TV ads. Further, Dr. Emond suggested that the parents, for now, should keep their children off any commercial- TV programming to help avoid pestering for foods see in commercials. ANI