Tuesday, April 1, 2008

91% of Kid Food Ads Unhealthy

Nine in 10 food ads aimed at kids sell high-fat, high-salt, high-sugar, or low-nutrient foods.

The finding comes from a study of 27.5 hours of children's programs that ran on a single Saturday morning -- May 7, 2005 -- in Washington, D.C. During that time, advertisers inserted more than four hours of ads, half of which marketed food or restaurants to kids.

More at WebMD

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