UK bans junk food ads
UK bans junk food ads
Advertisements for junk food like hamburgers are common online and on TV. But in the UK, this will soon change. 网上和电视上经常会出现汉堡等垃圾食品的广告。但在英国,这种情况很快就会改变。
In September, the UK government decided to ban all online ads for unhealthy food and drinks. On TV, such ads cannot appear before 9 p.m. each day, reported the BBC. 9月份,英国政府决定禁止所有不健康食品和饮料的网络广告。据英国广播公司报道,这类广告每天晚上9点之前不得在电视上播出。
The ban will take effect in October 2025. Its goal is to lower childhood obesity. In the 2022-2023 school year, over 20 percent of children from 4 to 5 years old in England were overweight. Among children who just started middle school, more than 36 percent had the same health problem. 该禁令将于2025年10月生效,其目的是降低儿童肥胖率。在2022至2023学年,英国4至5岁儿童中,超过20%的孩子超重。在刚升入初中的孩子中,超过36%的孩子存在同样的健康问题。
The government believes introducing the ban is the right move. Watching fewer junk food ads can help children eat more healthily. Many experts support this view. Lots of studies have shown that the more ads people watch, the more junk food they will buy. But some disagree. They argue that banning ads does not get to the real cause of the problem. The government should pay more attention to educating children about eating healthily. 政府认为实施这项禁令是正确的举措。少看垃圾食品广告有助于儿童更健康地饮食。许多专家支持这一观点。大量研究表明,人们看的广告越多,购买的垃圾食品就越多。但也有人持不同意见。他们认为禁止广告并没有触及问题的真正原因。政府应该更加注重对儿童进行健康饮食方面的教育。