How much do fast food companies spend on advertising to children in the United States? In 2009, “Fast food companies spent over $4.2 billion in the fast food industry alone to market them on television, the Internet, social media sites, etc” (Brownell, 2009). This amount of money proved that advertising aimed at children is big business for companies, but it directly affects children, who are innocent of future generations. The purpose of this essay is to convince legislators to consider banning fast food advertising to children under the age of 12 in children's programs. First, I will briefly describe the definition of fast food and the negative effects of fast food advertising to children under the age of 12. They are considered harmful to children, encouraging long-term unhealthy diets for children, which leads children to obesity. I will provide examples of some countries that already ban fast food advertising during children's programs and point out some simple solutions to solve the problems. The definition of fast food is convenient food that is prepared and served quickly in a fast food restaurant. It's easily accessible anywhere, and customers can take them home with drive-thru pickup to save time. Fast food is also inexpensive. Furthermore, most fast food is considered unhealthy food because it is high in calories, sodium, cholesterol, saturated fat and sugar. These unhealthy foods can lead to weight gain and many health problems such as: hypertension, atherosclerosis, heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Namely, the United States has twelve major fast food chains such as McDonald's, Burger King, Taco Bell, Subway, KFC, etc. Fast food advertising affects children under the age of 12 is... middle of paper......ents. The other is that schools need to offer more hours to teach children about the negative effects of fast food. Because they are bad for your health and teach more about healthy diets as a campaign to consume healthy foods. In conclusion, fast food advertising to children under the age of 12 should be banned because it is considered harmful to children, encouraging unhealthy eating in the long term. diets that lead children to obesity. So we have to find a solution. In other words, parents have an important role in providing the right nutrition and a healthy diet to their children, in being more aware of the television they watch and in limiting time for younger children. Finally, families should do some physical activities with children. As a result, we will be able to reduce the rate of childhood obesity and have healthier children in our society.