Reality TV could be encouraging children and younger people to smoke and drink, public health experts are warning. Nottingham University analysis shows alcohol and tobacco were more often referenced in popular reality series. Researchers claim this is ‘likely to be a contributor’ to smoking and alcohol consumption amongst children and young people. ‘Seeing alcohol or tobacco imagery in the media promotes use among young people,’ Alexander Barker, lead researcher, said. ‘Our study therefore identifies reality television shows as a major potential driver of alcohol and tobacco consumption in young people. ‘Tighter scheduling rules, such as restricting the amount of content and branding shown in these programmes, could prevent children and adolescents from being exposed to the tobacco and alcohol content.’ Children’
from https://www.dentistry.co.uk/2019/07/05/reality-tv-encouraging-children-take-smoking-drinking/
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