"43% of Hispanic Students in Connecticut Overweight or Obese... vs. 41% of Blacks and 27% of Whites."
­—@SaludToday. Numerous studies show that minority students are more likely than their peers to be overweight or obese, in part because they are targeted by food marketers selling unhealthy products.
Unilever to Change Food and Beverage Marketing Practices Towards Children
Voices Training
Amid child health concerns, Unilever announced that it is updating its principles for marketing food and beverages to children. Read on for more details!
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New Report: Food-Related Ads Targeting Black and Hispanic Youth Almost Exclusively Promote Unhealthy Food and Drinks
Marlene UConn Rudd Center
Restaurant, food, and beverage companies target Hispanic and black children and teens with ads almost exclusively for fast food, candy, sugary drinks, and unhealthy snacks, according to a new report from the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut, the Council on Black Health at Drexel University, and Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio.
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UConn Rudd Releases New Report on Unhealthy Food Ads
The UConn Rudd Center recently released their FACTS 2017 Report. The report, Food industry self-regulation after 10 years: Progress and opportunities to improve food advertising to children, assesses the impact of industry voluntary improvements on children's total exposure to TV and internet food advertising, companies' compliance with their pledges, and limitations in industry self-regulation after 10 years of the Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI).
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Health Equity & Junk Food Marketing: Talking About Targeting Kids of Color
Berkeley Media Studies Group
To ensure that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible, we must remove obstacles to health.1 In the United States, junk food marketing to children is one of those obstacles because it encourages unhealthy diets and, ultimately, fuels disease. Such marketing is also a racial and health equity issue because junk food companies specifically target children and youth of color. Understanding and communicating effectively about this type of targeted marketing is a critical step toward achieving health equity.
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