Food marketing to children: What can you do?
Eighty six percent of the food marketed to our children is for unhealthy products so it’s no surprise that researchers have found links between food marketing exposure and the rapid increase of...
View ArticleNickelodeon: Stop Advertising Junk Food to our Children
Pssst…your child’s favorite cartoons on Nickelodeon aren’t as cute and innocent as they look. In fact, they’re quite guilty of teaching your child to want junk food and to pester you for these...
View ArticlePop-stars peddling soda
All the bright lights and dazzling dance moves weren’t enough to undo the harmful message sent to our nation’s children by Beyonce during the Super Bowl’s half-time show on Sunday night. In addition to...
View ArticleViacom’s Stockholders Profit. But At What Cost?
In its Annual Letter to Stockholders this year, Viacom, a leading global entertainment company that owns over 160 networks including Nickelodeon, boasts about its methods for delivering profits. The...
View ArticleThanks Michelle Obama…..It’s up to us now!
Co-author: Renee Gross, J.D., Legislative Coordinator at the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity When you send your child to school in the morning, you expect they will learn math, reading,...
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