Food industry FAIL: Foods promoted as healthy for kids -- surprise! -- are mostly not
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Food industry FAIL: Foods promoted as healthy for kids -- surprise! -- are mostly not
A new study released today by the Prevention Institute should represent the final nail in the coffin of food industry self-regulation. Out of 50 products claimed to be good for kids, 84 percent flunk basic nutritional standards.
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Kellogg's found to breach rules on marketing to kids
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After promising self-regulation, food industry still mostly advertises junk to kids
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Could Ice Cream Possibly Be Good for You? - The Atlantic
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Children's health: Foods marketed to kids are higher in sugar
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