Junk food advertising has a harmful effect on society and should be banned. To what extend do you agree or disagree.

Over the past few decades, quick convenient

food

known as

junk

or fast

food

has become readily available,

however

, these kinds of foods can lead to serious health problems

such

as obesity, high blood pressure and heart diseases. Many believe that the advertising of

junk

food

should be banned as it is not healthy for society. While I do not support a complete ban, I do.

however

, feel that stricter guidelines should be put in place. Companies should have the

right

to advertise their products and

consumers

have the final decision to purchase it or not.

For example

, Magnum Ice Cream is very famous and they usually advertise on TV and on big billboards, especially when a new

treat

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has come available. They have the

right

to inform the public, because how else will

consumers

be aware of their products. If they ban advertisements altogether on

junk

food

then

it will lead to a loss in revenue and even retrenchments. At the end of the

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day the

consumers

have the

right

to know about what products are available. The alternative is to compose stricter laws when it comes to

junk

food

advertisements. The public has the

right

to know what ingredients are in their

food

and especially the sugar content in the product. Companies

such

as Coco-Cola already have the sugar quantity on their bottles and cans educating the public of what is in their soft drink. All fast

food

outlets should follow their lead when it comes to

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sugar quantity

Also

, fast

food

advertisements should be banned during children's TV shows. McDonald's

for example

, deliberately advertise their

food

during

this

time as their main consumer market is children and

this

leads to children preferring to eat fast

food

rather than healthy

food

. In conclusion, even though fast

food

is a quick and easy meal, it is not one of the healthiest

food

options and it can lead to serious health problems.

Therefore

it is the responsibility of the companies to inform

consumers

about the ingredients and stricter rules should be in place. A complete ban is too drastic.