Sports Idols Advertising Unhealthy Food

Increasing amount of Unhealthy foods and beverages are being advertised in multi-million-dollar television and online sports forums. Do you know that these advertisements may be contributing to an already increasing obesity epidemic among children and adolescents in the U.S, asks a new study.

should healthy sports idols advertise unhealthy food?
- top sports leagues promote unhealthy food and beverages to kids through ads
- three-quarters of the advertised items fail to meet the minimum standard of nutrition

Why Do Otherwise Healthy Sport's Idols Advertise Unhealthy Food?

These advertisements badly influence millions of children and adolescents who watch sports programs or people associated with unhealthy food and beverage sponsors. Read More

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