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Deconstructing Ads For Snack and Junk Food Which Target Young Children written and produced by Frank Baker, Copyright 2004
Related articles/background readings: AUGUST 2010 Sneaky Commercials: The Unconscious Way TV Makes You Eat The power of persuasion: Food marketing works JULY 2010 Study: ads for fast food increase, decrease for sweets and cookies JUNE 2010 Study: Cartoon Characters Attract Kids to Junk Food FTC Alleges False Advertising Of Rice Krispies TV food advertisements promote imbalanced diets MAY 2010 U.S. Cracks Down on Marketing of Unhealthy Foods MARCH 2010 Food and entertainment companies get low marks for policies on marketing food to children Food marketing to kids FEBRUARY 2010 More Licensed Characters and Other Packaging Promotions Used to Market Less Nutritious Foods to Kids (Yale Study) Junk food gets spotlight in many movies: study Study finds junk food ads, not TV, make kids fat DECEMBER 2009 Study: Kids See Too Many Junk Food Ads NOVEMBER 2009 Most Food Ads on Nickelodeon Still For Junk Food Ads for unhealthy foods increase childhood consumption 45% AUGUST 2009 Study finds fatty foods, alcohol use often part of kids’ TV JULY 2009 TV Ads Trigger Mindless Eating MAY 2009 Is that right? Frosted Mini-Wheats Keep Kids "Full & Focused" MARCH 2009 New media, same old tricks – junk food websites are getting kids hooked FEBRUARY 2009 What you should know about the food industry JULY 2008 FTC Study: Kids target of $1.6 billion in food ads It's Official: Big Food Targets Kids APRIL 2008 91% of Kids Ads Unhealthy JULY 2007 More Major Food Marketers Establish Kids-Advertising Limits; Limiting Ads of Junk Food to Children JUNE 2007 Kellogg Agrees to Phase Out Some Food Ads to Children MARCH 2007 New Study: Food: Top Product Seen Advertised by Children (watch some of the TV commercials cited by the Kaiser report) JULY 2006 Food companies lure kids with online games (Kaiser Study)
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