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• TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists Say

  Children’s weight gain is linked to the frequency of fast food advertisements on television, according to a new study. Read More... Posted Nov 20 2008, 07:15 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Weight, Diet and Nutrition, Children and Youth, Advertising and Marketing, Fast Food Industry, Television, Obesity

• Advertising: Tug of War in Food Marketing to Children

  The Federal Trade Commission issued a report detailing the pervasiveness of food marketing to children, and a coalition of food companies responded with its own report arguing they had made progress on the issue. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2008, 07:15 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Children and Youth, Advertising and Marketing, Fast Food Industry, Soft Drinks, Council of Better Business Bureaus, Federal Trade Commission