ed vegetarian diets increase the risk of iron
and zinc deficiencies as there are many plant components tied up with these
metals, and thus they are unavailable in the diet. Nutritional
considerations can also be different in each year. One winter may see
ruined citrus crops and this will result in higher juice prices. "It's not
likely children will rush to eat a cup of cabbage to replace juice they
Marketing to children has become a huge business worth billions of
dollars. This is due to the rapid rise in the direct spending power of the
children during the last few years. In 1995, the information in Interactive
Marketing News and Youth Markets alert was that the expenditure by children
under 12 was $14 billion, and that of teenagers was another $67 billion. In
addition to their direct expenditure, they influenced the expenditure of
another $160 billion by their parents was influenced by them. This has been
noted by the media giants and they say that for the first time in the
business of selling to consumers, the children are being viewed as an
important part of the block of consumers who are buying. [4]In 1997, a
study of Channel One Network showed that teenager's between12 and 17 years
of age had a direct influence on the purchase of $19.6 billion of grocery
items annually and regarding the purchase of another $32 billion, they had
an indirect effect. The indirect influence was through refusal to eat an
item. The impact of their brand choice was different in categories. For
example, their influence was on the purchase of 87% of sports drinks and
72% of frozen foods. Their huge influence on the market segment proves the
The effects of television on children has been talked about written
for the last 30 years, and the latest on the subject has been the studies
that have been publi...