Dec

17

Childhood Obesity News - Spare Kids the Junk Food Ads, Interfaith Group Urges - Christian Post

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The prevalence of obesity among children aged 6 to 11 more than doubled in the past 20 years to 17 percent in 2006, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A child will see 55 commercials for the least nutritious food, compared with only one commercial for highly nutritious food, in ten hours of television programming, the So We Might See coalition cites. The proposals, drafted at the request of Congress and presented Tuesday, suggest that advertising be limited to foods that provide a “meaningful contribution to a healthful diet. Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz has expressed concerns that the food industry isn’t doing enough to limit the marketing of unhealthy foods to children. Read Childhood Obesity

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