Please help to write a well-developed essay that explains to what extent you agree or disagree with the author (pic below). Support your response with relevant facts and/or examples from your own experiences, knowledge, and things you have read or learned.
Requirement
:First paragraph: *summary*- paraphrase needed – I strongly agree/disagree
2nd paragraph: 1st reason
3rd paragraph: 2nd reason
4th : last reason
5th: in conclusion,….
Attached is the passage. it’s different from the actual article. please just follow this passage, it would be nice if the essay has 2-3 quote from thatAre Kidfluencers Making Our Kids Fat?
Parents beware: Many YouTube channels that are wildly popular with young children are targeting them with thinly veiled ads for sugary beverages and junk food.
That is the conclusion of a new study published on Monday in the journal Pediatrics. The authors of the study analyzed over 400 YouTube videos featuring so-called kid influencers
children with large social media followings who star in videos that show them excitedly reviewing toys,
unwrapping presents and playing games. The study found that videos in this genre, which attract millions of young followers and rack up billions of views, were awash in endorsements and product placements for brands like McDonalds, Carls Jr., Hersheys, Chuck E. Cheese and Taco Bell.
About 90 percent of the foods featured in the YouTube videos were unhealthy items like milkshakes, French fries, soft drinks and cheeseburgers. The researchers said their findings were concerning because YouTube is a popular destination for toddlers and adolescents. Roughly 80 percent of parents with children 11 years old or younger say they let their children watch YouTube, and 35 percent say their children watch it regularly. Young children are particularly susceptible to marketing. Studies show that children are unable to distinguish between commercials and cartoons until they are 8 or 9 years old, and they are more likely to prefer unhealthy foods and beverages after seeing advertisements for them.
Childhood obesity rates have skyrocketed in recent years: Nearly 20 percent of American children between the ages of 2 and 19 are obese. Studies have found strong links between junk food marketing and childhood obesity. The new findings suggest that parents should be especially wary of how children are being targeted by food companies on Childrens channels like Ryans World which are among the highest grossing channels on YouTube, raking in millions of dollars from ads. One of his most popular videos shows Ryan pretending to be a cashier at McDonalds. Other popular childrens channels on YouTube show child influencers doing taste tests with Oreo cookies, Pop Tarts or sitting in toy cars and ordering fast food at drive-throughs for Taco Bell, McDonalds, Burger King, KFC and other chains.
Very busy parents may take a look at them and think that its just a cute kid talking enthusiastically about some product and not realize that its often part of a deliberate strategy to get their children excited about unhealthy food. Parents should also look carefully for advertising strategies on TV because unhealthy food causes obesity in their children. Experts say it is not just an advertising issue but a public health concern.
–Anahad OConnor
