Facebook may play role in marketing junk food to teens, young adults

Facebook and other social media sites may contribute to the marketing of unhealthy foods to teenagers and young adults, according to new research.

Despite The Promises, Children Still Bombarded With Junk Food Ads

Advertising of junk food continues to undermine children’s health despite the food industry’s pledges that they would restrict their marketing activities, according to a systematic review of evidence published today in the scientific journal Obesity Reviews…

Does Food Marketing Need To Make Us Fat? A Review And Solutions

Food marketers are masters at getting people to crave and consume the foods that they promote. In this study authors Dr.

Toxic Waste Bars Have Hazardous Levels Of Lead, Recalled

Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge Chew Bars have been recalled because one lot was found to have high levels of lead – 0.24 parts per million, as opposed to the FDA tolerance of 0.1ppm. The FDA announced that Circle City Marketing and Distributors, which trades as Candy Dynamics, Indianapolis has issued a voluntary recall…

Of Over 3,000 Kids’ Meal Combinations, Only 12 Seen As Healthy For Preschoolers

Despite promises to improve their marketing, a new study has found that preschoolers now are exposed to 21% more junk food ads on television than seven years ago – older children are being targeted with 34% more than they were in 2003, researchers from Yale’s Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity report…