Childhood Obesity
We are fighting to reduce the incidence of childhood obesity by promoting healthy messages and restricting the advertising of junk food, fast food and soda pop to children.
See also the Childhood Obesity Prevention Agenda, Statement on Junk Food Marketing to Children, and our web pages on soft drinks and junk food in schools.
More Information
News Releases
Report: Cash-Strapped Schools Raise Only Minimal Revenues Through In-School Advertising
Elizabeth Ben-Ishai | February 2nd, 2012
Commercial Alert Responds to FTC Study on Junk Food Marketing to Kids
Robert Weissman | July 29th, 2008
Food Companies Launch Yet Another Phony Effort Against Childhood Obesity
Gary Ruskin | November 14th, 2006
Commercial Alert Statement on FTC-HHS Report on Food Marketing to Children
Gary Ruskin | May 2nd, 2006
USDA Won’t Enforce Rules Against Junk Food Sales in Schools
Gary Ruskin | June 14th, 2005
Commercial Alert Petitions USDA to Enforce Restrictions on Sale of Junk Food in Schools
Gary Ruskin | April 26th, 2005
U.S. Senate Bill Would Help Curb Childhood Obesity, Tobacco-Related Illnesses
Gary Ruskin | June 23rd, 2004
Global Anti-Obesity Strategy is Too Lite on Corporations
Gary Ruskin | April 19th, 2004
Health Experts Call for Worldwide Ban on Marketing of Junk Food to Kids
Gary Ruskin | February 27th, 2004
Obesity Experts, Child Advocates Ask Sesame Street Not to Advertise for McDonald’s
Gary Ruskin | October 13th, 2003
Commercial Alert Criticizes National PTA Over Coke Sponsorship
Gary Ruskin | June 4th, 2003
Childhood Obesity Prevention Campaign Launched
Gary Ruskin | April 2nd, 2003
Go On The Offensive, Secretary Thompson Tells Junk Food Lobby
Gary Ruskin | November 15th, 2002
Commercial Alert Asks UNICEF to Drop Support for McDonald’s World Children’s Day, Obesity Lobby
Gary Ruskin | August 26th, 2002
Obesity Lobby Will Carry Out CDC’s New Program, Commercial Alert Charges
Gary Ruskin | July 17th, 2002
Commercial Alert, Groups Urge HHS Sec. Thompson to Support WHO Effort to Fight Junk Food Marketing, Prevent Obesity, Diabetes
Gary Ruskin | May 10th, 2002
Nader, Doctors Ask Surgeon General Nominee: Will You Protect Kids or Corporations?
Gary Ruskin | April 5th, 2002
Surgeon General's Anti-Obesity Plan Does Too Little to Protect Kids, Says Commercial Alert
Gary Ruskin | December 13th, 2001
Commercial Alert Criticizes Movie-Length Ad Targeted at Kids
Gary Ruskin | May 7th, 2001
Stop Peddling Junk Food to Children, Commercial Alert Tells Publishers
Gary Ruskin | September 22nd, 2000
Coalition Wants Schools to Stop Pushing Junk Food on Children
Gary Ruskin and Jim Metrock | July 12th, 2000
Coalition Launches Campaign to Protect Schoolchildren From Channel One
Gary Ruskin and Jim Metrock | March 2nd, 2000
Coalition Wants Congress to Authorize FTC to Protect Children from Harmful Advertising
Gary Ruskin | October 12th, 1999
Articles
Does Advertising Make Us Fat? Yes!
Gary Ruskin | February 20th, 2006
Swann Song
Gary Ruskin | January 13th, 2005
Swann Song
Gary Ruskin | January 13th, 2005
The Fast Food Trap: How Commercialism Creates Overweight Children
Gary Ruskin | October 31st, 2003
Why They Whine: How Corporations Prey on our Children
Gary Ruskin | September 30th, 1999
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Coca-Cola gives $3M to city for anti-obesity, diabetes efforts
John Byrne | Chicago Tribune | November 13th, 2012
Study: Hispanic parents don’t see food companies’ impact on their kids’ eating habits as bad
Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez | NBC Latino | November 6th, 2012
Is the Junk Food Industry Buying the WHO?
Tom Philpott | Mother Jones | November 1st, 2012
Firms pledge responsible advertising to children to support healthy lifestyles
CHANNEL NEWSASIA | Today Online | October 29th, 2012
Four More Climb Aboard the Coca-Cola-Will.i.am Ekocycle
Stuart Elliott | New York Times | October 25th, 2012
McDonald’s removes networking features in some online games
Cecilia Kang | The Washington Post | October 24th, 2012
McDonald's China Partners With Angry Birds For Special Edition Gameplay
Advertising Age | October 23rd, 2012
Special Report: Food, beverage industry pays for seat at health-policy table
Duff Wilson and Adam Kerlin | Reuters | October 22nd, 2012
American Academy of Pediatrics Launches Institute to Battle Childhood Obesity
AAP | PR Newswire | October 22nd, 2012
How Did My Profession’s Conference Get Hijacked by Big Food?
Andy Bellatti | Food Safety News | October 18th, 2012
Michelle Obama's Moves
Bridget Huber | The Nation | October 12th, 2012
McDonald's to Health Critics: We Need to Be Part of the Conversation
E. J. Schultz | Advertising Age | October 12th, 2012
Food apps could be collecting children's data
Jay Crandall | azfamily.com | October 11th, 2012
Why CSPI Asked Alex Bogusky to Work on Anti-Soda Video
Rupal Parekh | Advertising Age | October 11th, 2012
Presidential pizza preference
Gabe Licht | Spencer Daily Reporter | October 11th, 2012
Alex Bogusky Takes on Coca-Cola, Soda Companies
Rupal Parekh | Advertising Age | October 10th, 2012
Program Aims To Make Kids More Critical Of Junk Food Ads
Jessica Robinson | Northwest Public Radio | October 9th, 2012
Kids, media and obesity: Too much 'screen time' can harm your child's health
Sue Hubbard | Chicago Tribune | October 2nd, 2012
UK: Regulation of junk food advertising has minimal impact
The Financial | October 2nd, 2012
McDonald's asks, TV with those french fries?
AP | USAToday | September 27th, 2012
Self-regulation of food advertising to children is failing across Europe, says IASO
Caroline Scott-Thomas | Food Navigator | September 27th, 2012
FTC Gets Earful on COPPA Revisions
Multichannel News | September 26th, 2012
Food Industry Braces for New Study on Marketing to Kids
Abby Ellin | ABC | September 25th, 2012
So that's why children love burger and chips: Fast-food logos are 'branded' on their brains
Daily Mail | September 24th, 2012
Up for Debate: Marketing of Sports Drinks on a High School Campus
Brent Ainsworth | Novato Patch | September 21st, 2012
FTC Shines Light On Food Ads, Kids
Anton Troianovski | Wall Street Journal | September 19th, 2012
Child's Play: Food Makers Hook Kids on Mobile Games
ANTON TROIANOVSKI | Wall Street Journal | September 18th, 2012
Money, Politics and Health Care: A Disease-Creation Economy
Mark Hyman | Huffington Post | September 6th, 2012
How Regulation Really Does Change Eating Behavior
Marion Nestle | The Atlantic | September 4th, 2012
Junk Food Linked to Lower Class, More Screen Time
Rick Nauert | Psych Central | August 23rd, 2012
Lawyers From Suits Against Big Tobacco Target Food Makers
STEPHANIE STROM | New York Times | August 20th, 2012
'You Can't Eat That!' No Match for Junk Food
Yoni Freedhoff | US News | August 16th, 2012
What if we regulated junk food the way we do alcohol?
Rosie Mestel | Los Angeles Times | August 15th, 2012
Kids pick nutritional Happy Meal when no toy offered with less healthy option: study
Sheryl Ubelacker | Winnipeg Free Press | August 13th, 2012
Study: Junk food laws may help curb kids' obesity
Lindsey Tanner | Associated Press | August 13th, 2012
A Torrent of Toys, From Lunchables
ANDREW ADAM NEWMAN | New York Times | August 6th, 2012
Chile Sues Fast Food Chains After Outlawing Toys With Kids Meals
LUIS ANDRES HENAO | Huffington Post | August 2nd, 2012
Sprite's New Tagline: 'There's Nothing Soft About It'
Natale Zmuda | Advertising Age | July 30th, 2012
Olympics attacked for fast food and fizzy drink links
Rebecca Smithers | The Guardian | July 26th, 2012
Junk food has no place in the Olympic lineup
Neville Rigby | The Guardian | July 17th, 2012
Ban on Advertising to Children Linked to Lower Obesity Rates
CATHERINE MUSEMECHE | New York Times | July 16th, 2012
American Beverage Association sponsors conference on obesity in minorities?
Marion Nestle | Food Politics | July 16th, 2012
Coke and Telemundo Team Up for the Olympics
Sam Thielman | AdWeek | July 13th, 2012
India: food, marketing and children's health
Oliver Balch | The Guardian | July 11th, 2012
Olympics-IOC chief backs Games food and drinks sponsors
Karolos Grohmann | Reuters | July 10th, 2012
Cardiologist: Ban junk food from sponsoring Olympics
BBC | July 10th, 2012
Coke Warms Up Summer With Foursquare and Paul McCartney
Christopher Heine | AdWeek | July 9th, 2012
Making Children Hanker to Eat Broccoli and Carrots
ANDREW ADAM NEWMAN | New York Times | July 6th, 2012
Coke Uses Olympics as Link to Healthful Lifestyles
Emma Hall | Advertising Age | July 5th, 2012
Olympics Sponsors Go for the Young
MIKE ESTERL | Wall Street Journal | July 3rd, 2012
Report finds that sugary cereals marketed to Hispanic children more than any ethnic group
Nina Terrero | NBC Latino | July 2nd, 2012
Five Questions with McDonald's Global Brand Officer Kevin Newell
Maureen Morrison | Advertising Age | June 28th, 2012
McDonald's, supersized: First pictures inside the world's biggest fast food restaurant
Louise Eccles | Daily Mail | June 26th, 2012
Nestle Crunch Breaks Campaign for Girl Scout Candy Bars
Advertising Age | June 25th, 2012
Angry Moms Take on Nutella to Fight Sugary Advertising
Stephanie Armour | Bloomberg Business Week | June 22nd, 2012
Cereals aimed at kids haven’t improved much nutritionally, new report finds
Deborah Kotz | Boston Globe | June 22nd, 2012
As Health Pressure Rises, Kids Cereals Spending More on Ads
EJ Schultz | Advertising Age | June 22nd, 2012
Study: How Soda Companies’ Social Responsibility Campaigns Are Harming Your Health
Alexandra Sifferlin | Time Magazine | June 22nd, 2012
Coca-Cola Creates Global TV Series for Olympics
Natalie Zmuda | Advertising Age | June 20th, 2012
Sugary kids' drink gets misleading ad award
The Local | June 20th, 2012
Progress Is Our Most Important Product
Mark Bittman | The New York Times | June 20th, 2012
Feeding the obesity crisis
David Sirota | Salon | June 19th, 2012
Health Advocates Say Nestlé Co-Branded Candy With Girl Scouts Violates Pledge
Katy Bachman | AdWeek | June 19th, 2012
Former Coke exec speaks out against soda
Erin Burnett | CNN | June 15th, 2012
‘Let’s Move’ anti-obesity marketing firm now pushing sugary drinks on teens
Caroline May | The Daily Caller | June 12th, 2012
Frosted Wheats Settlement Debated in the 9th
MATT REYNOLDS | Courthouse News | June 11th, 2012
Former Coke executive slams ‘share of stomach’ marketing campaign
N.C. Aizenman | The Washington Post | June 8th, 2012
Nutrition Push May Be a Little Better for Kids, Great for Disney
Danielle Kurtzleben | U.S. News | June 6th, 2012
FTC Chair Praises Disney for Food Marketing Move
John Eggerton | Broadcasting & Cable | June 6th, 2012
Don't Expect Kids' Networks to Follow Disney on Food Ads
Jeanine Poggi, E.J. Schultz | Advertising Age | June 6th, 2012
Why Tobacco Lawsuits Loom Large for Obesity Prevention
Samantha Graff | Civil Eats | June 4th, 2012
2 Million Served by McDonald's Europe Site for Kids
Lisa Lacy | ClickZ | June 4th, 2012
PBS Deserves Tons of Awards, but Not for Selling Kids on Chick-fil-A
Susan Linn | Huffington Post | May 24th, 2012
Frito-Lay Donates $90,000 to Texas High School Sports Programs
Frito-Lay North American Press Release | Sacramento Bee | May 17th, 2012
General Mills must defend ‘made with real fruit’ claim for Fruit Roll-Ups, court rules
Caroline Scott-Thomas | Food-Navigator | May 15th, 2012
Food Safety Update: More Empty Recommendations on Junk Food Marketing to Children
Michele Simon | Center for Food Safety | May 11th, 2012
The ABCs of Beating Obesity
Betsy McKay | Wall Street Journal | May 9th, 2012
Institute of Medicine Wants Food Ad Standards Applied to Teens
John Eggerton | Broadcasting & Cable | May 9th, 2012
Ronald McDonald: Healthy Food Adviser? Schools Get $1,000 for Allowing the Clown to Pitch to Kids
ALAN FARNHAM | ABC News | May 8th, 2012
‘The Weight of The Nation’ contributor on a parent’s role in fighting childhood obesity
Janice D'Arcy | Washington Post | May 4th, 2012
Is the ‘obesity lobby’ winning?
Tom Laskawy | May 2nd, 2012
Into the Mouths of Babes: The Case for Minding Our Business!
David Katz | Huffington Post | May 1st, 2012
Familiarity With Television Fast-Food Ads Linked to Obesity
Science Daily | April 30th, 2012
McDonald's tying Summer Olympics to new effort to promote children's well-being
Emily Bryson York | Chicago Tribune | April 30th, 2012
Can a Formula Company Really Promote Breast-Feeding and Fight Child Obesity?
Bonnie Rochman | Time | April 30th, 2012
Special Report: How Washington went soft on childhood obesity
Duff Wilson and Janet Roberts | Reuters | April 30th, 2012
Regulatory Ripples: Why Marketers Must Think and Act Locally
Matthew Creamer | AdAge | April 23rd, 2012
Is Ronald McDonald the New Joe Camel?
Maureen Morrison | AdAge | April 23rd, 2012
When a Sugar High Isn’t Enough
David Segal | The New York Times | April 23rd, 2012
Will adverts at the Olympics increase fast food consumption?
Melissa Hogenboom | BBC News | April 18th, 2012
We must demonise junk food for the sake of our children
Aseem Malhotra | The Guardian | April 16th, 2012
McDonald's healthy-eating campaign sparks debate
Harvy Lipman | April 16th, 2012
SpongeBob SquarePants' Last Stand
Todd Zywicki | Wall Street Journal | April 13th, 2012
Reviving Two Characters by Tearing Them Apart
ANDREW ADAM NEWMAN | The New York Times | April 12th, 2012
Burger King rolls out new menu items, advertising
ELAINE WALKER | Miami Herald | April 2nd, 2012
Selling Condos? It’s Child’s Play
ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO | The New York Times | March 30th, 2012
McDonald's Now Using Goats to Exploit Children
Michele Simon | TreeHugger | March 29th, 2012
The Right to Sell Kids Junk
Mark Bittman | The New York Times | March 28th, 2012
Does This Look Like Health Food?
Katy Bachman | AdWeek | March 27th, 2012
Jim Skinner's Tenure: Big Profits, Bad for Public Health
Sara Deon, Value [the] Meal director, Corporate Accountability International | MarketWatch, WSJ | March 23rd, 2012
Is a Calorie a Calorie?
Mark Bittman | The New York Times | March 22nd, 2012
PepsiCo draws fire for alleged ‘crass commercial’ choice of profit over public health
Ben Bouckley | Beverage Daily | March 15th, 2012
Still a Fast-Food Nation: Eric Schlosser Reflects on 10 Years Later
Eric Schlosser | The Daily Beast | March 12th, 2012
Marketing and advertising that respects children's rights
Guy Shrubsole | The Guardian | March 12th, 2012
Junk food ads prevalent in Maine high schools despite ban, study finds
Jackie Farwell | Bangor Daily News | March 7th, 2012
U.K.: Parents back pre-watershed junk food advertising ban
Katherine Sellgren | The Guardian | March 7th, 2012
U.K.: Kellogg's slammed for saying sugar is not related to obesity or ill-health
Sean Poulter | Mail Online | March 7th, 2012
Coke-built playgrounds stirs obesity debate
Julie Deardorff and Chicago Tribune | Washington Post | March 5th, 2012
McDonald's to kids: Eat fruit, drink milk, visit Arches
Emily Bryson York | Chicago Tribune | March 5th, 2012
General Mills files motion to dismiss fruit snacks lawsuit
Elaine Watson | Food-Navigator | March 2nd, 2012
First Amendment Doesn’t Apply to Junk Food Marketing to Kids
Samantha Graff | Roll Call | February 20th, 2012
How Companies Learn Your Secrets
CHARLES DUHIGG | The New York Times | February 16th, 2012
U.K.: Children 'watch same level' of junk food ads despite TV rules
BBC | February 16th, 2012
UK: Kellogg’s escapes censure
Marketing Week | February 15th, 2012
Does the First Amendment Protect Marketing Junk Food to Kids?
Marion Nestle | The Atlantic | February 15th, 2012
Mixed progress made by US government and schools to improve food marketing influencing children
Eureka Alert | February 14th, 2012
'Super-Complaint' Made Against 50 Websites Over Junk Food Ads 'Aimed At Children'
Kyrsty Hazell | Huffington Post UK | February 10th, 2012
Abolish the Food Industry
Raj Patel | The Atlantic | February 6th, 2012
Critics pounce on Coke, Pepsi health initiatives
Julie Deardorff | Chicago Tribune | February 6th, 2012
Coke Effort Encourages African-American Teens
Karlene Lukovitz | MediaPost News | February 3rd, 2012
US guidelines on food marketing to kids stalls
Bernice Yeung | California Watch | January 27th, 2012
Junk food in schools gets weighty reprieve
Bruce Bower | Science News | January 23rd, 2012
Study: Quebec ban on fast-food ads reduced consumption of junk food
Eureka Alert | January 23rd, 2012
Coca-Cola's New Tumblr Shares Happiness
Lisa Lacy | ClickZ | January 12th, 2012
Can Online Games Influence What Kids Eat?
Alice Park | Time | January 10th, 2012
Canadians back ban on junk food ads targeting kids: Survey
Sarah Schmidt | Vancouver Sun | January 10th, 2012
Food Marketing to Children Through Toys
JJ Otten, et al. | American Journal of Preventive Medicine | January 9th, 2012
UK: Ad industry slams BHF report on online advertising to children
Rosie Baker | Marketing Week | December 20th, 2011
UK: Junk food websites 'target young'
Press Association | The Guardian | December 19th, 2011
Lawmakers want cost-benefit analysis on child food marketing restrictions
Dina ElBoghdady | Washington Post | December 16th, 2011
Australia: Junk food advertising to kids – what’s next for regulation?
Boyd Swinburn | The Conversation | December 15th, 2011
The Health of Children and Consumers is Threatened by Conservative Push for Corporate Speech Rights
Steven Rosenfeld | December 13th, 2011
Supervalu War on Obesity Drowned Out by Kraft Marketing: Retail
Leslie Patton | Bloomberg | December 13th, 2011
Junk food may be returning to school vending machines in Seattle
Brian M. Rosenthal | Seattle Times | December 12th, 2011
Food giants fight proposed nutrition guidelines
Carolyn Lochhead | SFGate | December 12th, 2011
Australia: Nostalgia Rules In Cookie Ad
Stephanie Peatling | Sydney Morning Herald | December 12th, 2011
Australia: ACMA finds no reduction in kids' exposure to junk food ads
Jessica Burke | Food Magazine | December 9th, 2011
Cereal? Cookies? Oh, What’s the Diff?
Mark Bittman | The New York Times | December 9th, 2011
McDonald's Fined $1.8 M in Brazil for Happy Meal Toy Giveaway
Laurel Wentz | AdAge | December 8th, 2011
Fast-food toy ban no aid to nutrition, study says
Erin Allday | SFGate | December 8th, 2011
Twinkies for Breakfast? Kids’ Cereals Fail Industry’s own Lame Nutrition Guidelines
Michele Simon | Appetite for Profit | December 8th, 2011
Some children’s cereals packed with sugar, study finds
Dina ElBoghdady | Washington Post | December 7th, 2011
Toying with the Happy Meal: Is McDonald's Evading the Law?
Michele Simon | Food Safety News | December 6th, 2011
McDonald's using SF Happy Meal ban as fundraiser while skirting law Read more at the San Francisco
Joshua Sabatini | San Francisco Examiner | November 30th, 2011
Brands to change marketing to under-12s on websites
bizcommunity.com | November 29th, 2011
Have It Your Way: The Evolution of the Kids' Meal
Amanda Hess | Good | November 17th, 2011
Congress Blocks New Rules on School Lunches
Ron Nixon | The New York Times | November 16th, 2011
Congress Pushes Back On Healthier School Lunches
Mary Clare Jalonick/AP | NPR | November 15th, 2011
Infant-Formula Companies Milk U.S. Food Program
Molly M. Ginty | Women's e news | November 8th, 2011
U.S. food lobby fighting hard to defend kid ads
Diane Bartz | Reuters | November 8th, 2011
Rage ensues as study shows soda ads target minorities
Glenn Blain | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | November 7th, 2011
Burger King kids meals come with wearable cardboard crowns
Bruce Horovitz | USA TODAY | November 7th, 2011
Pediatricians’ Trick-or-Treat Bags
Alan Greene | DrGreene.com | November 4th, 2011
School Lunch Proposals Set Off a Dispute
Emily Berl | The New York Times | November 2nd, 2011
McDonald's Launches Its Own TV Channel: Say 'No' to Television and 'Yes' to Your Family
Marlene Schwartz and Barbara H. Fiese | Huffington Post | November 1st, 2011
Soft drink advertising targets children and teens: study
Reuters | The Raw Story | October 31st, 2011
In High Schools, a Critical Lens on Food
HANNAH WALLACE | The New York Times | October 27th, 2011
Artist's Parody Sparks Nutritionists' Debate About Cereal
KIM CAROLLO | ABC News | October 26th, 2011
"Horror Hotel": The New Frontier of Junk Food Marketing to Kids
Anne Landman | The Center for Media and Democracy, PR Watch | October 24th, 2011
IOM releases tough report on front-of-package labeling
Marion Nestle | Food Politics | October 20th, 2011
The Candification of Our Food: The Case of the Fruit-Less Fruit Snack
Samira Kawash | The Atlantic | October 20th, 2011
Pepsi Uses Games to Mask Doritos Marketing to Teens, Groups Say
Eric Engleman | Bloomberg | October 19th, 2011
Junk Food Companies Contradict Themselves on Marketing to Kids
Donald Cohen | The Huffington Post | October 14th, 2011
Childhood obesity war a food fight?
Marian Burros | Politico | October 13th, 2011
Waxman compares Republican defenders of food marketers to tobacco champions
Julian Pecquet | The Hill | October 12th, 2011
Gov't pulls back on junk food marketing proposal
Mary Clare Jalonick | Associated Press | October 12th, 2011
“Self-Regulation is Working” head of BBB Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative to tell
Better Business Bureau | October 12th, 2011
FTC: Food Marketing Guidelines Should Not Be Extended to Cover Kids 12-17: FTC
John Eggerton | Broadcasting & Cable | October 11th, 2011
Federal regulators rethinking guidelines on marketing food to children
Dina ElBoghdady | Washington Post | October 11th, 2011
We're Not Buying It: Stop junk food marketing to kids
Prevention Insitute | October 7th, 2011
Companies marketing food to kids need stronger guidelines, health advocates say
Jeannine Stein | Los Angeles Times | October 7th, 2011
Study Suggests that Children’s Food Choices are Affected by Direct Advertising and Parental Influenc
The Journal of Pediatrics | October 6th, 2011
Who’s for kids and who’s just kidding?
David Britt and Lori Dorfman | The Hill | October 6th, 2011
Kids Marketing Guidelines Advocates Fight Back
Karlene Lukovitz | MediaPost News | October 5th, 2011
Coca Cola's latest predatory cartoon proves why voluntary advertising commitments are useless!
Yoni Freedhoff | Weight Matters | October 4th, 2011
Obama pressed to support restrictions on food ads for children
The Hill | September 27th, 2011
Big Food exerts unhealthy influence on America’s nutritionists
Grist | September 27th, 2011
Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?
The New York Times | September 26th, 2011
Many healthy returns: a role for business in reducing lifestyle disease
The Guardian - The Sustainable Business Blog | September 23rd, 2011
Rogue food study typifies wasteful Fed: State reps slam IWG food marketing guidelines
Politico | September 23rd, 2011
Battle of commercial interests confound fight against noncommunicable diseases
Washington Post | September 21st, 2011
UN leader accuses big business of health cover-up
AFP | September 19th, 2011
Proponents of New Food Marketing Guidelines Win Senate Victory
Adweek | September 19th, 2011
Conflicts of interest and the UN high-level meeting on non-communicable diseases
The Lancet | September 19th, 2011
Offer of soda-industry funds fell flat, as it should have
Philadelphia Inquirer | September 14th, 2011
Republican House Leaders Call for Withdrawal of Food Marketing Guidelines
Broadcasting & Cable | September 14th, 2011
Bitter battle over corn syrup heads to LA court
Associated Press | September 13th, 2011
Proponents of New Food Marketing Guidelines Fighting Back
Ad Week | September 8th, 2011
Big Food Fights to Keep Kids Fat
Environmental Working Group | September 8th, 2011
Law Professors: Food Marketing Guidelines Do Not Violate First Amendments
Broadcasting & Cable | September 6th, 2011
Outrage explodes over 'diet' book for girls
USA Today | September 5th, 2011
Does Anyone Remember Life Before 'Ask Your Doctor' Ads on TV?
Huffington Post | August 26th, 2011
Govt-Led Efforts Targeting Eating Habits of Children Needed to Curb Global Obesity Epidemic
Science Daily | August 25th, 2011
The Kids Are Not All Right
The New York Times | August 25th, 2011
A diet book for six-year-old girls: the worst idea ever?
The Guardian | August 18th, 2011
Yale: Cereal Claims are Confusing
NBC Connecticut | August 17th, 2011
Parents Often Misled by Health Claims on Children’s Cereal Packages
Yale University | August 11th, 2011
Nutrition experts blame government for bad eating habits
CBS News | August 8th, 2011
More kids eating calorie-packed takeout food
USA Today | August 1st, 2011
Congress steps forward to challenge food-ad rules for children
Ad Week | July 29th, 2011
Senators bemoan food marketing restrictions
The Hill | July 28th, 2011
McDonald's to make Happy Meals more healthful
Los Angele Times | July 26th, 2011
Is Commercially-Prepared Food Responsible for Childhood Weight Gain?
Time | July 25th, 2011
America just keeps getting fatter
Los Angele Times | July 8th, 2011
Kids, Media and Childhood Obesity
The Sun Sentinel | July 7th, 2011
Chamber of Commerce assails proposed food marketing restrictions
The Hill | July 1st, 2011
Local Laws Fighting Fat Under Siege
The New York Times | July 1st, 2011
Lack of sleep contributing to obesity
Los Angele Times | June 30th, 2011
Obesity is caused by more than sitting on the couch.
CNN | June 27th, 2011
Food Industry And Health Experts Face Off Over Package Labeling
NPR | June 24th, 2011
Jack in the Box stops including toys in kids' meals
Los Angeles Times | June 21st, 2011
Revolting! Jamie Oliver wins battle of Los Angeles
The Independent | June 19th, 2011
Food makers resist lawmakers’ proposal for guidelines in marketing to children
The Washington Post | May 25th, 2011
Ronald McDonald Stays, Despite Growing Childhood Obesity In The USA
Medical News Today | May 23rd, 2011
McDonald's stockholders reject obesity report proposal
Reuters | May 19th, 2011
Sugary Drinks vs. Obesity: Power Politics In Action
International Business Times | May 17th, 2011
Mass. poll finds support for soda tax
The Boston Globe | May 12th, 2011
The truth about advertising junk food to children: It works
MedicalXPress | May 11th, 2011
Fast-food lobbies U.S. states on "Happy Meal" laws
Reuters | May 10th, 2011
Supe wants to ban flavored milk in LA schools
Fresno Bee | April 27th, 2011
Kids' 'screen time' linked to early markers for cardiovascular disease
Physorg | April 21st, 2011
What's Needed to Turn the Obesity Battle Around
Huffington Post | April 14th, 2011
Food Addiction? Beware of Advertising
Huffington Post | April 11th, 2011
Online Games New Marketing Tool for Unhealthy Foods
Science Daily | June 3rd, 2010
Same Street, Different World: ‘Sesame’ Turns 40
ALESSANDRA STANLEY | The New York Times | November 3rd, 2009
AMA Calls Time on Junk Food Ads
Danny Rose | Australian Assoicated Press | August 13th, 2009
TV Ads and Childhood Obesity
Mag Cruz Hatol | Manila Bulletin (Philippines) | August 8th, 2009
Alcohol, Then Tobacco. Now Fast Food?
Douglas MacMillan | BusinessWeek | June 30th, 2009
Health Groups Want Ban on Junk-Food Marketing Ploys
Daniella Miletic | The Age (Australia) | June 9th, 2009
Researchers Urge Crackdown on Junk Food TV Ads
Elke Bun | Reuters | May 8th, 2009
Hershey Sponsors Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Editor | EVLiving.com | April 27th, 2009
'Results May Vary' Won't Be Enough Under New FTC Rules
Ira Teinowitz | Advertising Age | March 12th, 2009
FTC Could Set Standards for Food Marketing Aimed at Teens
Ira Teinowitz | Advertising Age | March 11th, 2009
McDonald's Courts Moms As Fast-Food Emissaries
Michael S. Rosenwald | Washington Post | November 20th, 2008
Study: Banning Fast-Food TV Ads Could Dent Obesity
Mike Stobbe | The Washington Times | November 20th, 2008
Australian Food Companies Agree Not to Push Junk on Kids
AFP | October 24th, 2008
Children's Ads Provide Junk Food for Thought
Kevin Freking | The Mercury | October 6th, 2008
Food Firms Under Fire Over 'Unhealthy' Cartoon Adverts
Ben Bailey | The Scotsman | October 1st, 2008
FCC Dissatisfied with Media’s Reluctance to Fight Childhood Obesity
Anna Carugati | Worldscreen.com | September 24th, 2008
Panel Hears Thoughts on Food Marketing to Kids
Emily Fredrix | The Washington Post | September 23rd, 2008
Michael Phelps Criticised for Frosted Flakes Sponsorship Deal
Darren Davidson | Brand Republic | August 22nd, 2008
Crying Foul over Online Junk Food Marketing
Catherine Holahan | BusinessWeek | August 12th, 2008
Junk Food Marketed to Kids is a $1.6 Billion a Year Business, Study Finds
My Fox Twin Cities | July 29th, 2008
FTC: Kids Target of $1.6 Billion in Food Ads
Kevin Freking | The Associated Press | July 29th, 2008
Does America Need Strong Laws to Fight Obesity? Yes
Susan Linn | The Charleston Gazette | July 13th, 2008
Junk Food Ads Find Web Home
Julian Lee | Sydney Morning Herald | April 16th, 2008
Council To Consider Junk Food Ad Ban For Kids
Metroland Durham Region Media Group (Canada) | April 9th, 2008
Fatty Food on the Tube a Large Problem
Jennifer Torres | The Record | March 26th, 2008
Food Industry Advertising Draws Fire From Children's Health Advocates
Eric Pfanner | International Herald Tribune | March 23rd, 2008
Groups Urge Limits on Food Ads for Kids
Julie Jargon | The Wall Street Journal | March 15th, 2008
Obesity Experts Back Junk Food Marketing Ban
Scoop Health | March 14th, 2008
McDonald’s Mom Panel Makes TV Debut
Amy Johannes | Promo | March 13th, 2008
Time to Stop Undermining Children with Ads
Dr. Melissa Perrin, Psy.D | Pioneer Press (Chicago Sun-Times Suburban News) | February 7th, 2008
Junk Food Ad Ban Comes into Force in Britain
Agence France-Presse | January 1st, 2008
Fast Food Gets its Greasy Hands on Report Cards
Julie Deardorff | Chicago Tribune | December 16th, 2007
Effort to Limit Junk Food in Schools Faces Hurdles
Kim Severson | The New York Times | December 2nd, 2007
Junk food ad limits 'not enough'
BBC News | November 12th, 2007
Just two hours of TV a day doubles risk of child obesity
Jenny Hope | Daily Mail | October 30th, 2007
Watching Food Ads on TV May Program Kids to Overeat
Tara Parker-Pope | Wall Street Journal | July 10th, 2007
Kellogg to Curb Marketing of Foods to Children
Andrew Martin | The New York Times | June 13th, 2007
Living Well: Food Biz Feeds Kids a Steady Marketing Diet
Bob Condor | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | April 4th, 2007
TV Ads Stress Children
Sean Scanlon | The Press (Christchurch, New Zealand) | January 2nd, 2007
In Diabetes Fight, Raising Cash and Keeping Trust
Marc Santora | The New York Times | November 25th, 2006
Preventing Childhood Obesity: An Open Letter to the US Congress
Michael Dansinger, MD, MS | Medscape General Medicine | February 16th, 2006
Report Links TV Ads and Childhood Obesity
Marian Burros | The New York Times | December 7th, 2005
Junk Food Nation: Who's to Blame for Childhood Obesity?
Gary Ruskin and Juliet Schor | The Nation | August 11th, 2005
Public Policy Targeting Obesity
Ceci Connolly | Washington Post | August 10th, 2004
A Report: the Possibility That Ads Contribute to Obesity in Children; the Industry Begs to Differ
Nat Ives | The New York Times | February 24th, 2004
Maine Students to Lose Candy, Soda Machines
Tom Bell | Portland Press Herald | December 12th, 2003
State Becomes Sour on Sweets in School; Policy Aims to Reduce Student Obesity
Jeffrey Gilbert and Ruth Rendon | Houston Chronicle | August 6th, 2003
Advocates Push for More Healthy Foods in Schools
Susan Snyder | Philadelphia Inquirer | July 10th, 2003
New York City Cuts Back Fat and Sweets in School Meals
Abby Goodnough | The New York Times | June 24th, 2003
Changes Requested in Ads for Youth
Stuart Elliott | The New York Times | April 4th, 2003
S.F. Schools Join War on Obesity, Ban Junk Food; Soda, Candy to be Banished -- But Only from Cafeterias
Ray Delgado | San Francisco Chronicle | January 15th, 2003
Fast Food, Fat Kids
Gerald Hass | Boston Globe | December 23rd, 2002
Metro Schools Cancel Channel One
Natalia Mielczarek | The Tennessean | November 25th, 2002
CDC Ads Ask Children to Be Active --- Effort Targets Obese Kids, But Critics Want to Add Healthy Eating to the Mix
Suzanne Vrancia | Wall Street Journal | July 18th, 2002
Fighting Obesity And the Food Lobby
Kelly D. Brownell and David S. Ludwig | Washington Post | June 9th, 2002
Planet Twinkie and the Junk-Food Assault on our Kids
Joan Ryan | Bergen County Record (NJ) | May 30th, 2002
TEA Slaps Lid on School Junk Foods; New Guidelines are Instituted to Combat Child Obesity
Lucy Hood | San Antonio Express-News | May 2nd, 2002
Oakland Schools Ban Vending Machine Food
Kim Severson | San Francisco Chronicle | January 16th, 2002
Advertising to be Curbed in Schools; Policy Will Phase Out Channel One, Commercial Logos
Gregory Roberts | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | November 22nd, 2001
California Legislators Ban Sale of Junk Food in Elementary, Middle Schools
Bradley Weaver | North County Times | November 6th, 2001
Snack Foods Become Stars of Books for Children
David D. Kirkpatrick | The New York Times | September 22nd, 2000
School Board Ditches Contract with Coca-Cola
Doug Erickson | Wisconsin State Journal | August 29th, 2000
Fight on Obesity Faces Hefty Commercial Problems
Marion Nestle | New York Newsday | June 22nd, 2000
External Links
California Project Lean's "Captive Kids: Selling Obesity at Schools"
An ACTION GUIDE to Stop the Marketing of Unhealthy Foods and Beverages in School
Berkeley Studies Media Group: "Fighting Junkfood Marketing to Kids: A Toolkit for Advocates"
Kids and Advertising
A comprehensive website on advertising aimed at children.
Diabetes Association Defends Cadbury Schweppes Deal
Russell Mokhiber | Corporate Crime Reporter | May |
Fighting Obesity and the Food Lobby
Kelly Brownell and David Ludwig | Washington Post |
Relation Between Consumption of Sugar-sweetened Drinks and Childhood Obesity: a Prospective, Observational Analysis
Ludwig, Peterson, & Gortmaker, The Lancet | February 17, 2001
Childhood Obesity: Public Health Crisis, Common Sense Cure
Ebbeling, Pawlak, Ludwig, The Lancet | 2002-08-10
The Health Risks of Obesity: Worse than Smoking, Drinking or Poverty
R. Sturm, RAND Health |
Halting the Obesity Epidemic: A Public Health Policy Approach
Nestle and Jacobson, Public Health Reports | January/February, 2000
Fast Food Restaurant Use Among Adolescents: Associations with Nutrient Intake, Food Choices and Behavioral and Psychosocial Variables
French et al., Int'l Journal of Obesity | (2001) 25, 1823-33
Soft Drinks in Schools
American Academy of Pediatrics | January, 2004
Prevalence and Trends in Overweight Among US Children and Adolescents, 1999-2000
Cynthia L. Odgen et al., JAMA | October 9, 2002
Effects of Fast-Food Consumption on Energy Intake and Diet Quality Among Children in a National Household Survey
Bowman et al., Pediatrics | January, 2004
The Role Of Media in Childhood Obesity
The Kaiser Family Foundation | February 24, 2004
Preventing Childhood Obesity by Reducing Consumption of Carbonated Drinks: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Janet James et al., British Medical Journal
Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases
World Health Organization | 2003
Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Weight Gain, and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in Young and Middle-Aged Women
Matthias Schultze et al.,JAMA | August 25, 2004
Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity?
Institute of Medicine |
Effects of Decreasing Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption on Body Weight in Adolescents: A Randomized, Controlled Pilot Study
Cara B. Ebbeling, PhD, et al., Pediatrics, March 2006 |
Foods Sold in Competition with USDA School Meal Programs: A Report to Congress
U.S. Department of Agriculture | January 12, 2001