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Unhealthy food makers target youth with pervasive ads that fuel long-term health risks, decades of research shows

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children lying on a bed, using their phones and eating junk food

Unhealthy food and beverage companies powerfully undermine the eating habits of young people by deploying ubiquitous ads that encourage poor dietary choices and increase the risk of serious disease and premature death, according to a sweeping new study.

Social media is fueling the childhood obesity crisis, global study warns

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In an era when digital devices increasingly dominate young people’s lives, the social media industry is promoting unhealthy food consumption and behavior and contributing to the global childhood obesity epidemic, according to an international report.