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WI1. You watch a number of advertisements of eatables on TV. Select threeitems of your choice and prepare tempting advertisements on them. |
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Answer» While multiple factors influence eating behaviours and food choices of youth, two potent forces are television (TV) VIEWING and exposure to TV food advertising. In the United States, children and adolescents watch TV for almost four and a half hours each day.1 During this time, children between the ages of 2 to 12 are exposed to up to a total of 38 MINUTES of advertising each day.A major determinant of food preferences is taste. Eating habits and taste preference develop early in life and remain relatively stable through young adulthood.4,5 As taste preferences are acquired through learning processes6 including repeated exposure and positive messaging about various FOODS, exposure to TV viewing early in life can have a marking lifelong influence in eating practices. hope this helps u |
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