The kids are not alright

Question 1

What does the Heart and stroke 2017 report on?

Answer 1

examines how industry is marketing unhealthy food and beverages to our children and youth, and how this is affecting their preferences, choices, family relations and health

Question 2

what does marketing prevent ?

Answer 2

Too many kids from developing healthy habits that would extend into adulthood

Question 3

What are some strategies to improve children’s nutrition?

Answer 3

legislation restriction food and beverage marketing at young children, improved food labeling and information, better access to affordable healthy foods, public awareness, and skill buildings, and policies that support reduced sugar consumption

Question 4

According to the World Health organization unhealthy diet is a major risk factor for…..

Answer 4

non communicable diseases that start in childhood

Question 5

kids who eat unhealthy diets enter adulthood predisposed to….

Answer 5

chronic diseases

Question 6

since 1979 the number of children with obesity has

Answer 6

tripled, with almost one in three children being obese or overweight

Question 7

Chronic diseases accounts for over _______ of the health care spending

Answer 7

two - thirds

Question 8

According to a report from the public health agency of Canada how many children between the ages of 5-9 consume sugar every day

Answer 8

one- quarter

Question 9

In the part 70 years our consumption of processed food has ______

Answer 9

doubled… these products are now 60% of the average family purchase up from 30%

Question 10

What factors influence our ability to eat a healthy diet?

Answer 10

Access, price, skill and knowledge

Question 11

what did the recent systematic review from McMaster show?

Answer 11

That kids extensive exposure to marketing for unhealthy food and beverage resulted in increased calories consumed and preference for junk food

Question 12

what percent of Canadiens feel that children are exposed to too much advertising

Answer 12

70%

Question 13

What percent of people believe it is hard to monitor and control the advertising that is directed at children

Answer 13

72%

Question 14

what percent believe that food and beverages advertised to kids are unhealthy ?

Answer 14

78%

Question 15

What percent of people believe food and beverage industries spend too much money on advertisements so it is unfair to parents?

Answer 15

71%

Question 16

Who is dr. Monique and what did her research discover?

Answer 16

She is a expert on food and beverage marketing and children’s nutrition.
Her research discovered that in one year children viewed over 25 million food and average ads on their fav websites
while teen viewed 2.5 million

Question 17

Before age 5 children cannot ______

Answer 17

distinguish ads from unbiased programming

Question 18

children under eight …

Answer 18

do not understand the intent of marketing messages and believe what they say

Question 19

children ages 10 -12

Answer 19

understand ads are designed to sell products but are not always critical of these ads