Comprehensive policies needed to reduce marketing of sugary drinks to kids
by: Pamela Mejia
posted on Monday, November 14, 2011
Sodas and other sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are the single largest source of excess calories for children. Yet in spite of SSB bans on many school campuses and industry promises to limit marketing to kids, youth are still bombarded with ads for these unhealthy drinks.
Tags: childhood obesity, marketing, public health, SSBs, sugar-sweetened beverages