Health statistics make clear that we need to place a cap on these advertisements and do something similar to what is already being done in the United Kingdom (U.K).
In an effort to curb obesity, Bloomberg wrote of a plan implemented by the U.K. government which bans television advertisements of foods high in sugar before 9 pm.
The Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative was created in 2007 for advertising companies to only advertise what met the strict nutrition criteria set by the initiative.
Parents can join advocacy organizations to implement healthy school lunches and limit their child’s exposure time to television; however, none of these options are enough to solve the overall problem.