What the Experts Say

The Department of Health and Human Services reported that “Among children and teens ages 6 to 19, 15 percent (almost 9 million) are overweight according to the 1999-2000 data, or triple what the proportion was in 1980.” Their expertise is that they have reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association and this supports my argument because obesity is a serious problem and it is just getting worse. This proves that parents need to take control immediately.

Mary Cooper, RDH, MSEd, professor in dental hygiene at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne says "It's obvious that watching television and playing video games requires no energy. In addition, watching television promotes snacking. Parents should avoid placing a television in a child’s room." Her expertise is that she is studying the effects obesity has on children like disease. This quotation supports my argument because it is saying how television negatively affects children by allowing them to over snack. It also supports how children are eating in front of the television do not get enough physical activity and do not burn of excess calories.

Richard Daynard, law professor, tobacco lawsuit veteran, and PHAI board member argues that “Kraft’s policy suggests marketing high calorie-density products to kids is improper and perhaps substantially harmful. His expertise is he has dealt with industries like the tobacco industry and he knows what types of marketing targets what age ranges. His quotation supports my argument because he is saying how television marketing is targeting kids and it’s unfair because they are young and they do not know better. What they see is what they want and when they are eating in front of the television and see more food, they will want what they see in addition to what they are already consuming.