IELTS writing: Advertising of food products

Research has shown that overeating is as harmful as smoking. Therefore, the advertising of certain food products should be banned in the same way as the advertising of cigarettes is banned. Do you agree and disagree?

It is true that the excessive use of food has a negative impact on health as that of cigarettes. While I agree that there should have a ban on advertising of some kinds of food on TV, I also believe that it is unreasonable to impose a ban on advertising of food products.

The reason why some food products should be restricted on TV commercials is that the majority of people are easily influenced by frequent advertisements. Admittedly, a piece of advertisement containing captivating illustrations and celebrity endorsements stimulates an insatiable hunger for food that broadcast daily. For instance, there are various advertisements of junk food at dinner time or even midnight on a daily basis, which makes our mouth water and we barely control the allure of delicious food. Customers may constantly consume these foods and find it hard to curb the intake of convenience food that are high in sugar and fat. The cumulative intake of unhealthy food may result in several health problems such as obesity and diabetes that are harmful as smoking.

However, it is wrong to ban on advertising of food products. Individuals are responsible for their daily food consumption. Advertising of food products should be still broadcast on TV programs because such advertisements are regarded as a form of introduction of companies’ products to customers, which gives them a variety of options. Apparently, many viewers remain in shape because they are conscious of the amount of food they eat every day. In contrast, a cigarette may be harmful to consumers’ health. If advertising of cigarettes were allowed, there would be a greater demand for smoking, compounding this problem.

In conclusion, although I believe that food products advertisements should not broadcast, I firmly believe that it is not a feasible way to prevent people from overeating.

Should this essay not be both agree and disagree? Could you give me some suggestions? Thanks in advance.