JUNK FOOD ADS
March 1st, 2004
BY PHILIP FINE
CONFECTIONARY, cereals and fast food make up the majority of American television advertisements targeted to children, according to a study from the Kaiser Family Foundation. It found the number of adverts US youngsters watch has doubled from 20,000 to 40,000 since the 1970s, the main way the media contributes to childhood obesity.
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CONFECTIONARY, cereals and fast food make up the majority of American television advertisements targeted to children, according to a study from the Kaiser Family Foundation. It found the number of adverts US youngsters watch has doubled from 20,000 to 40,000 since the 1970s, the main way the media contributes to childhood obesity.
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