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Congress to Kids: Drop Dead

Michele Simon | Posted 02.18.2012

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Last month, when Congress declared pizza a vegetable, it was hard to believe things could get much worse. But never underestimate politicians' ability to put corporate interests ahead of children's health.

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Fighting to Sell Junk Food to Kids: Really, Grocery Manufacturers? That's Your Highest Priority?

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 01.18.2012

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The food industry's single biggest priority is preserving its ability to market junk food to young kids. If you don't believe me, ask the Grocery Manufacturers Association.

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We're Not Buying It: Stop Junk Food Marketing to Kids

Larry_Cohen | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Children's Food, Food Advertisements, Junk Food, Food Advertising, Junk Food Ads, Junk Food Kids, Front of Package Labeling, Junk Food Marketing, Children's Health Crisis, Video, Impact News

Parents simply can't compete with the $2 billion a year spent on kids ads promoting foods that are laden in sugar, salt and fat. We need someone to hold food and beverage companies accountable.

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WATCH: The 5 Most Effective Food Ads Of The Season

Posted 12.06.2011

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Wednesday, ad consulting company Ace Matrix released its list of the most effective TV commercials of Q3 of 2011, just in time for Advertising Week. A...

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How Children Convince Their Moms To Buy Junk Food

Posted 10.16.2011

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In the August 2011 issue of the Journal of Children and Media, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health explore the notion o...

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Food Companies Find Way Around Junk Food Ad Ban

Posted 10.02.2011

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BOSTON - Companies that have pledged not to market unhealthy food and beverages directly to children may be turning to product placement on tele...

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Food Industry: Walk the Talk to Protect Our Kids' Health

Larry_Cohen | Posted 09.10.2011

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Federal guidelines that would help support healthy foods for kids are under attack.

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GOP Pushes Back On Effort To Limit Kids' Food Ads

AP | By MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 09.06.2011

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WASHINGTON -- House Republicans are siding with food companies resisting the Obama administration's efforts to pressure them to stop advertising junk ...

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Feds Ask Companies To Limit Food Marketing To Kids

Slashfood | Posted 06.29.2011

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Is the federal government about to put Tony the Tiger out of a job? In the face of a national epidemic of childhood obesity, a collection of federa...

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World Leaders Discuss Nixing Junk Food Ads

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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GENEVA — The U.N. health agency says world leaders will discuss efforts to clamp down on junk food marketing to children when they meet in New Y...

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Kucinich Pushes To End Tax Subsidies For Junk Food Advertising

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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As First Lady Michelle Obama spoke to the NAACP convention in Kansas City about childhood obesity Monday, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) continued his ...

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Healthcare Reform Is Irrevelant Until Americans Improve Their Lifestyles

Christina Pirello | Posted 11.17.2011

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A plan that bases health care premiums on nutrition and lifestyle choices could ignite the food revolution we need to rid ourselves of the burdens of preventable chronic diseases.

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It's American Diabetes Month

Christina Pirello | Posted 11.17.2011

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Type 2 diabetes is such an American epidemic that we can skip giving kids bikes for Christmas and move right to the wheelchairs they'll be needing later in life. Forget the basketballs, baseball gloves and bats.

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Attack of the Killer Oreos?

Peter A. Ubel | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the father of 8 and 10 year-old boys, I have yearned for a government that is willing to step in, when necessary, to protect my kids from the harmfulness of our excessive consumerism.

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Venus and Serena Williams Endorse Oreos; Meth Next

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 11.17.2011

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Is it responsible to link a junk food of such notoriety to sports?

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NBC Expands Ban On Junk Food Ads For Kid's Programming

Advertising Age | Ira Teinowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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NBC Universal is expanding a ban on ads promoting unhealthy food from its Qubo block of original children's programming to similar shows on the local ...

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