Have you ever been scrolling through social media and all of a sudden see an ad about something you were just talking about? Well it isn’t a coincidence.
According to internet conspiracy theorists, people within the tech world are using the microphones on our smartphones to listen in on our conversations and then create ads to provoke what we want.
These ads can be part of the blame for childhood obesity rates. Like I said in one of my previous posts, children across the United States are becoming obese at younger ages. With social media ads portraying appetizing fast food meals, as well as offering coupons, breaking the habit of eating out is very difficult.
Resist the urge:
Since there are also fast food restaurants at nearly every corner, the easily accessible, and cheap options make it hard to want to take the time to cook and prepare healthy meals. This is why the main source of childhood obesity rates start with parents. I hope you remember my previous post, about how prevalent childhood obesity is within the world and how you parents, have the power to help your child resist becoming obese.
If you are ever on the urge of swinging by a drive through for a burger and fries for your child, remember how one happy meal can increase their risk of developing obesity and potentially even cardio vascular disease. So what’s more important? Taking the easy way out and picking up a 12 pack of tacos for your family, or your children’s overall health?
Keep this slogan in mind while you are scrolling through Instagram, or Facebook thinking about what you are going to make your kids for dinner. All it takes is one substitution of a fast food option once a week, in order to become on track for better health both physically and mentally.
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Disclosure:
The goal of my blog is for health promotion and to help reduce the number of children within the world who are at risk of becoming obese. With that being said, my goal is not to make any form of profit or gain data from any of my followers. I will also not be using copyrighted material or plagiarizing data as my own without giving credit to my sources.
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