Obesity is a major issue in not only the United States of America but the world too is being consumed by this chronic disease. Obesity causes numerous health problems but it also “…leads to approximately 30,000 early deaths per year” (Pirgon, Aslan 1) according to The Role of Urbanization in Childhood Obesity. Why are there early deaths occurring and why can’t there be a solution? Children across the globe are becoming too comfortable with the brand new and improved processed foods that come in packages so engulfed with signs that say “eat me”. However there are various and very dependent reasons that may lead to a child becoming obese. Childhood obesity is something that can be stopped by getting rid of all those reasons. Lifestyles are really to blame so until the world stops their daily lifestyles of eating unhealthy, the problem of obesity won’t leave.
Looking at this poster for the first time, the first thing that is drawn attention to is the child’s hand writing because it is unusual to see. It is also noticed to be in a certain color (red) which pops out because of its intensity. This causes viewers to see it first and make a quick assumption. An assumption can be made that a child has written most of this because it is sloppy and the crayons within the ad also shows that a child had written it because usually children write with crayons. The image is shown to be lopsided and at a random angle. The crayons are put at random spots to indicate that a child is care free and isn’t too particular or purposefully unorganized. The crayons and the crayon box and are grouped in small portions and around the main object are random spots as well. And of course the spelling is terrible so now it is understood that this advertisement is about children. However one of the subtle assumptions or beliefs that are suggested within the advertisement is the black writing which was most likely written by an adult or someone who is old enough to spell ad is informing us about this certain problem.
The image’s beliefs go towards acknowledging that childhood obesity is a huge problem. The attitude of the image tells that the issue needs to be something that should be handled quickly because it says that those who are too young to spell all those different diseases that are listed are too much. This means there needs to be a stop to this epidemic fast. This kind of advertisement would usually be seen in parenting magazines or websites or even billboards of lower class, middle class, and upper class neighborhoods. This is because this affects all children coming from different families with different livelihoods. In lower class families, they may only afford cheaper priced foods that contain additives, fatteners, carbs, and artificial ingredients. Where as in an upper-class family they could buy any food they would like and however much food as well. Some have no self-control and end up being careless about their health. Children are impacted by the environment they live in, this is also known as an obesogenic environment. An obesogenic environment is a series of environments that a child is set in that caused their obesity in the first place. Therefore helps determine the sources and causes of it but also their lifestyles. Here in figure one the obesogenic environment wheel/ image is shown. This image tells us that a child’s obesity starts at home, then it branches out to their neighborhoods, schools, parks-streets, and cities. All of these environments impact a child’s lifestyle and food choices. “Studies investigating the causes for the increase in frequency of obesity have identified a strong correlation between obesity and urbanization” (Pirgon, Aslan 2). Table one shows a list of environmental requirements necessary to prevent childhood obesity. All fields of the obesogenic environment need to purified and physical activities may help turn the tables around. Every environment has a specific but relative type of exercise done.