New Video Talks About the Influence of TV Ads on Children Food Choices

A new video (only 6 minutes of your time) tells us some key facts about the foods that our children are eating and the effects of the powerful food marketing industry.  This video talks about the influence of foods designed to control our children's food preferences.

Here are just a few facts you will learn in the first couple of minutes.

• 1 in 3 kids eat fast food every day
• 1/2 of the calories children and teens eat come from fat and sugar
• only 16% of kids actually eat enough fruits and vegetables
• diet related illness is on the rise in our children
• typical child sees about 5000 food ads each year