Black, Hispanic Kids Targeted by Ads for Soda and High-Calorie Foods

 

By Maggie Fox

Black and Hispanic kids are disproportionately targeted by ads for sugary sodas, snacks and calorie-laden restaurant foods, researchers reported Tuesday.

They say their report confirms what public health experts have suspected for years — that advertisers of junk foods find a lucrative audience among minorities.

And the researchers who wrote the report say it helps explain why black and Hispanic kids are more likely to be obese than their white peers. 

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Source: NBC News