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- Early-childhood Specialists Want To Help Parents Teach Kids Good Oral-health Habits; 40 Percent Have Cavities By Kindergarten
A recent report by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry showed that cavities are the most chronic disease for young children in the U.S. More than 40 percent of children suffer from tooth decay before kindergarten, Greg Stotelmyer reports for Public...
- To Help Curb Childhood Obesity, Disney Will Ban Ads For Products That Don't Fit Federal Nutrition Guidelines For Kids
The Mickey Check logo will be placed on Disney-licensed products that meet nutrition guidelines.By 2015, the Walt Disney Co. will require advertising that targets kids and families to be in line with federal nutrition guidelines that promote eating...
- September Is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
September has been proclaimed national Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, with President Obama asking Americans to "take action by learning about and engaging in activities that promote healthy eating and greater physical activity by all our nation's...
- Link Found Between Kids Watching Food-based Tv Commercials And Childhood Obesity
Watching TV commercials, not the sedentary act of watching TV itself, contributes to obesity in children, according to a study published by the American Journal of Public Health. The study found that the average child sees about 4,000 television commercials...
- Disney Boosts Healthy Nutrition For Kids
By Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom While The Disney Company has always been linked to children?s entertainment, they?re now taking a bold new step to promote children?s health. All food products advertised on their ABC-TV child-focused TV programs, radio stations,...
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Health coalition asks Nickelodeon to stop marketing sugary and fatty snacks to children
A coalition of health groups thinks maybe it's time to enlist SpongeBob in the childhood obesity fight. Earlier this week, the groups asked the Nickelodeon Channel to stop airing commercials that promote unhealthy foods with the help of the doofy adorable sponge, among other lovable characters the children's channel employs. The letter the groups signed asked that Nickelodeon's parent company, Viacom, put in place strong nutrition standards for the foods marketed by it and by its characters. Their sentiment was strongly backed by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Elise Viebeck of The Hill's Healthwatch blog quotes the letter: "Research shows that food marketing is an important factor contributing to children's poor diets and obesity. The majority of foods marketed to children remain of poor nutritional quality. The [federal Institute of Medicine] concluded that marketing puts children's health at risk." The letter went on to shake its finger at Nickelodeon for being behind Disney and other prominent child marketers on this front. (Read more)
This comes on the same day that the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the University of Kansas Medical Center release study results that found obese children may be more susceptible to food advertising than healthy-weight children, suggesting at least one reason the nation's childhood obesity rate could continue to climb as feared. (Read more)
Elise Viebeck of The Hill's Healthwatch blog quotes the letter: "Research shows that food marketing is an important factor contributing to children's poor diets and obesity. The majority of foods marketed to children remain of poor nutritional quality. The [federal Institute of Medicine] concluded that marketing puts children's health at risk." The letter went on to shake its finger at Nickelodeon for being behind Disney and other prominent child marketers on this front. (Read more)
This comes on the same day that the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the University of Kansas Medical Center release study results that found obese children may be more susceptible to food advertising than healthy-weight children, suggesting at least one reason the nation's childhood obesity rate could continue to climb as feared. (Read more)
- Early-childhood Specialists Want To Help Parents Teach Kids Good Oral-health Habits; 40 Percent Have Cavities By Kindergarten
A recent report by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry showed that cavities are the most chronic disease for young children in the U.S. More than 40 percent of children suffer from tooth decay before kindergarten, Greg Stotelmyer reports for Public...
- To Help Curb Childhood Obesity, Disney Will Ban Ads For Products That Don't Fit Federal Nutrition Guidelines For Kids
The Mickey Check logo will be placed on Disney-licensed products that meet nutrition guidelines.By 2015, the Walt Disney Co. will require advertising that targets kids and families to be in line with federal nutrition guidelines that promote eating...
- September Is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
September has been proclaimed national Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, with President Obama asking Americans to "take action by learning about and engaging in activities that promote healthy eating and greater physical activity by all our nation's...
- Link Found Between Kids Watching Food-based Tv Commercials And Childhood Obesity
Watching TV commercials, not the sedentary act of watching TV itself, contributes to obesity in children, according to a study published by the American Journal of Public Health. The study found that the average child sees about 4,000 television commercials...
- Disney Boosts Healthy Nutrition For Kids
By Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom While The Disney Company has always been linked to children?s entertainment, they?re now taking a bold new step to promote children?s health. All food products advertised on their ABC-TV child-focused TV programs, radio stations,...