Is the influence of media on our food choices a good thing?

Is the influence of media on our food choices a good thing?

Thesis Statement

“Media is creating detrimental impact on food choices and eating habits, which is becoming a serious problem for the society.”

Introduction

In today's modern society, “it is almost impossible to avoid media influence on the lives of people, as it has its widespread effects ranging from how people should look to what people should drive, and people today have become addicts to this media driven world. “There is more number of people who are in favor of the above stated statement. Evidences prove that the children who are overweight are more likely to become overweight adults in future and they will face health issues due to it. Nowadays, savvy advertisers have made it difficult for the viewers to understand what is good or bad for them. Children are the one who are mostly influenced by the media.

Discussion

Media influence in today's modern society plays a crucial role in feeding your mind. The main purpose of media today is to convince something to a massive amount of people it may be related to food, cosmetics, luxuries and many other things. Whether people admit it or not, it impacts our everyday decision making choices. May it be a teenager, a child, a house wife or who so ever, everyone today has media influences, and there are certain reasons for how it has such a widespread influence on the lives of people. The main reason is this that we have given enough importance to it without analyzing the consequences attached to it. However, the negative influences of media are a result of over exposure to it. One cannot ignore that the media like television, radio and the Internet play a prominent role in increasing the overall awareness of the masses.

It is one of the means of speedy spread of global news and events. Media also plays a decisive role in the thinking process of people. However, there are certain myths about the media that cause violent influence in society. Such as, media sometimes portray an image that only some specific social classes or groups have faced harmful effects of it like children, teenagers, and women. This does not hold true because almost everyone, regardless of age, gender, or social class, face both the positive and negative effects of it. Our children are exposed to TV ads after every 5 minutes. These ads gain full attention of the children and compel them to have those things, which are not good for them at all. Almost 34% of foods advertised on TV are related to candy and snacks, about 28% of high sugar cereals and 10% are related to fast foods. Food industry is spending huge amount of euro every year on advertising of their products. They gain attention of the audience through social appeal, favorite heroes and heroines, toys, games and with brand logos.

Health issues are rising mainly due to the impact ...