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Originally Posted by AcGold
But at the same time it's clearly a societal issue with overarching factors that go beyond individual freewill. The biggest issue is marketing, childrens minds are incredibly easy to manipulate and the biggest companies have psychologists creating campaigns that purposefully manipulate children for life.
It's been happening for nearly a century now where Pavlovian and Freudian ideas are used to get people to buy things they never usually would. The entire industry has issues and is incredibly invasive with their advertising, putting all the blame on the individual is shortsighted.
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I agree that ads should not target kids, but the parents in these situations bear a lot of the responsibility to teach their kids good habits and proper dietary thinking.
It's the parents who are choosing to take their kids for McDonalds instead of having a tuna sandwich at home. It's the parents who load the grocery carts with soft drinks, chips and doughnuts instead of milk and fresh fruits. Parking their kids in front of a PS$ and the TV is easier than taking them to the park or for a walk.
There is nothing wrong with junk food as a treat, but it needs to be in moderation. Unless it's treated as such and kids aren't taught healthy eating habits, it just sets them up for failure when they start making their own dietary choices.