• What Causes Violent Behavior?
• What about the effects of television violence on behavior?
• Does watching television violence make people more brutal, more accustomed to brutality, more fearful and less inclined to intervene in real life situations?

"Violent behavior is never caused by one factor, it is caused by an unknown number. . . The manner in which people commit violent acts or adopt a violent style of behavior often shows similarity to popular media scenarios. But all this means is that media provide the costumes in which to clothe aggressive behavior. Basically we don't know to what extent violent individuals choose to watch violent programmes or the extent to which television further amplifies their already violent tendencies." (www.newint.org/issue)

"One thing is clear, however: in the last 20 years the frequency, scales and explicitness of violence (and sexuality) on film has increased. For the law of diminishing returns applies, and to continue to have impact (and therefore be profitable) new ground must continually be broken."

… The assumption that violence is entertaining at all goes unquestioned.
… The promoters of public entertainment can largely dictate what is entertaining by their own promotional techniques, so what is entertaining will largely be what they decide is entertaining.

Does the food you eat make you more violent?

"It is clear that in Western countries children eat more crisps, french fries and other potato products than any other single food. This junk food delivers too little protein, calcium and vitamins and too much sugar & fat.

"Not only is this food unhealthy, it also helps provoke violent behavior. When the diet of juvenile offenders have been analyzed, it has been found that they were exceptionally high in sugar and low in nutrients. And when these dietary deficiencies were corrected, behavior improved." (www.newint.org/issue)

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