Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Employment Discrimination, Physical Exercise, Gatorade
25 Nov 2016
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Girls have it harder than boys when they are obese. Girls experience weight bias at a lower bmi than men. Treat them as you would treat anyone else. Not make an assumption that it is a personal choice, there could be a reason that they can"t control why they overweight. Try to get rid of the word obese. More tv leads to more couch potatoes because of less physical activity but they are being in uenced by the advertisements of pop, high sugar cereals, etc. Food marketing is very powerful, they pay millions of dollars to have advertisements that are targeted at kids effecting their preferences, choices, and shapes what they want and are willing to eat. Debate in washington whether they should be able to advertise to children. Cfbai (children food and beverage advertising initiative): mcdonalds, harvey"s, Hershey"s, etc. pledged to advertise more heather foods to children.
