2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine is trying to find out what the outcome would be if taxes were imposed on manufacturers of sweetened beverages or their ads were stopped. The aim of the study is to find out whether this will reduce obesity among the adolescent population.
Many reports of overweight youth indicate that if they are overweight in their youth, they will remain fuller as adults.
And with the idea of preventing obesity in many countries are developing programs to promote physical activity and healthy eating.
For now, however, there are three possible ways to deal with overweight in young people. According to the researchers, these are school programs for physical activity, the imposition of an excise tax on sugary drinks and a possible ban on children watching such advertisements on television.
Analyzing the results of the three possible effects, the researchers found that they were all effective in combating the spread of obesity.
The simulations also showed that increased physical activity at school would reduce obesity among children aged 6-12 by nearly 1.8%, the ban on advertising such harmful drinks - by 0.9%, and the tax on sugary drinks - by 2.4%.
However, researchers believe that the implementation of these strategies in the near future is unlikely. And change is possible if the government exerts influence and appeals to the population.
However, everyone must fight against this way of life among young children and adolescents. Scientists find that the little ones learn from the big ones and like to imitate.
That is why it is especially important for parents to encourage their children to avoid these harmful drinks, to eat healthier and all this in combination with daily physical activity.
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