Since 1979, every McDonald's "Happy Meal" for children has included an enticing toy along with the food, from Star Wars action figures to Hello Kitty watches.
The Washington-based Center for Science in the Public Interest, or CSPI, notes that a 2005 report from the U.S. Institute of Medicine found that marketing to children (1)_________________________________.
Nearly 1/5 children in the United States is obese, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That means more kids are (2)_________________________________and other health problems. CSPI Executive Director Michael Jacobson says it's wrong to tempt kids with toys.
"The very practice of dangling a toy or other premium to get kids to pester their parents to go into the restaurant and buy food, junky or nutritious, is unethical and, we believe, illegal."
And (3)_________________________________, Jacobson adds. All of the 24 Happy Meal choices have more than 1/3 of a child's recommended daily calorie intake. A Happy Meal that includes a cheeseburger, French fries, and a soda contains half a day's worth of calories and saturated fat, along with nearly a day's worth of sodium, and 2 day's worth of sugar.
makes the more children ask for and eat unhelpful foods
developing diabetes,and there are higher risk heart dieases
the food is more often junky than nutritions
(1)makes more ... and asks for and eats unhelpful food.
(2)developing diet kitty and the higher heart dieases.
(3)the food is more of junky and nutritions.