Athletes should stop advertising junk food
Sebastian Miguel
Celebrities, well-known public figures and athletes promoting junk food have become increasingly the norm.
Television ads, the radio, and billboards bombard us with images of junk food with a well-known role model’s face slapped on to better promote these high sugar brands.
The biggest concern should be the contradiction that follows with athletes who give themselves to advertising junk food.
The struggle with the consumption of junk food in the U.S. is already a well-known problem and the only thing these role models do is add to the problem.
Big star athletes such as LeBron James and Serena Williams have become some popular faces among fast food commercials such as McDonalds.
The question has to be asked, are they concerned with the health risks that come from fast food and poor food choices?
Their fat wallets seem to say enough about their concern about most people and their unhealthy nutrition.
The love of money is always a road that leads to reckless choices.
There should be a clear boundary where advertising for soda from athletes is seen as hypocritical and undoubtedly
irresponsible. The only message they get across to people who look up to them is that there is nothing wrong with these brand foods.
Many young children who would one day love to be like one of these athletic stars are the ones being influenced with which we should be concerned about.
Junk food is known for having negative effects not only physically but as well in behavior.
It is unreasonable to pry children and adults away from admiring this same person who is on the other hand selling sugar.
What these role models should be doing is promoting healthier lifestyles, continuing to encourage people of all ages to strive to eat and live better lifestyles.
Rather than showcasing soda and Big Macs, they should be increasing the image of the benefits that come from exercise and healthy food choices.
Something must be said about the subject.
There must be responsibility in the way they expose themselves to the public.
It’s hard to imagine anyone who lives a certain lifestyle on weekdays and yet lives a controversial life on weekends.
These professional athletes have not used their ability to influence the general public positively.
No doubt with a more unchanging promotion of positive behaviors from athletes and other celebrities will we see a change in healthier lifestyles.
