"Bust your self-esteem!", "Best sex tips ever", "Follow the latest fashion trends" - these are media headlines which society is highly attracted to, buying magazines and newspapers, switching on TV and radio, surfing the Internet - all in order to receive a life advice. More often we can catch ourselves actually listening to media and doing what it suggests, because these tips do seem reasonable, don't they? Yet, what we probably do not fully realize is that media influences almost every aspect of our lives. And while blindly listening to fashion trends can sometimes make a person a full of himself, blindly following such advertisement suggestions as to go and buy a brand new hamburger [which has become even more delicious] can in a time risk his life. With no joke: shorten or chaperone it to the hospital. Still we are constantly called by food ads that are now almost everywhere. We feel that we are obliged to buy what media dictates us.
"Researchers found that the industry spent $4.2 billion on advertising to encourage frequent visits by young people to fast food restaurants, targeting children as young as two years old" (Retrieved from: http://www.fastfoodmarketing.org/fast_food_facts_in_brief.aspx).
Fast food restaurants spend a lot on advertising their products and attracting the clients; using all the wonderful tricks and tips; and the sad thing is that they do succeed. This is what in my opinion should be a main concern nowadays: not analyzing why pink is the best color this season, but realizing what media states about food we should eat and making the right choice. We are all brainwashed by media in some degree - this is hard not to admit. Yet, what we really should do is not underestimate the direct impact of media on our health. This blog sends a message to each and every to separate media from the crucial aspect of a human life - nutrition. So, get an apple and have a look at some interesting facts.
References:
http://www.fastfoodmarketing.org/fast_food_facts_in_brief.aspx
Picture retrieved from:
http://tribune.com.pk/story/623881/draft-policy-on-food-security-fill-policy-gaps-protect-the-most-vulnerable-say-experts/
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