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Kids Bombarded With Fast-Food Ads

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Updated: January 7, 2009
American children are constantly bombarded with advertisements for snacks and fast-food and that may be impact their health in the long run, according to a new study. The Kaiser Family Foundation says children see about 40,000 ads for unhealthy foods each year. Experts say those ads are behind the rise in childhood obesity. Policy experts want the government to regulate ads targeted toward children.

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