Lily Ronon
Ms. Mikhaylova
March 28, 2012
Essay 4 Outline
Proposal Outline
Title: Solution To Child Obesity
Thesis: Dealing with the problem of child obesity I believe we should deal with the marketing and media side of the issue first rather than school, family and neighborhood changes. Since the media reaches so many children throughout the day and it is something that I feel will influence them the most into making a habit out of eating healthy. Instead of food companies and restaurants spending their money on advertising fattening products, they should target those that are healthier and more beneficial to a child’s everyday diet.
- The problem of child obesity
- How it has come about
- Where the problem exists (home, school, environment)
- What has been done to solve it thus far
- Different solutions and how they have worked/ not worked
- Solution: Changing Market and Media
- Change the way food is marketed to promote healthy foods as something children want to eat
- Change the media for commercials and advertisements to include and promote the purchase of healthy foods rather than junk foods
- Why this is the best option and will influence families and their children
- Justification
- Why solution works better than the rest
- Failures of school and home intervention
- Best way to reach children in an influential way, the media is a huge part of their lives today and they will easily be benefitted by it
Conclusion: The child obesity problem needs to be solved as soon as possible to keep the younger generations growing into healthy adults. Since the media and marketing businesses influence so many parts of our everyday lives this will be the best way to have children eating healthy.
