How the Food Industry Targets Children
Our children are being bombarded by powerful marketing messages from the food industry promoting unhealthy processed food-like substances. In fact, the food industry spends billions of dollars on marketing junk food to our kids every year. The average child in the United States sees over 6,000 ads for junk food and soda on TV and even more through social media. And poor and minority children are targeted more aggressively.
In this mini-episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy, Dr. Hyman speaks with researcher and family physician in the Bronx, Dr. Sean Lucan, and investigative reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner, Michael Moss, about Big Food’s addictive mission to hook the most vulnerable consumers – our children – and keep them coming back for more.
How social media influences the mental & behavioral health of children age 13 to 17
While social media can sometimes be a very positive influence, it can also be addictive and lead to bad decisions. Kids in Wisconsin are experiencing a mental & behavioral health crisis, and many families are unsure how to address it with their children. That’s why Children’s Wisconsin is committed to helping parents get the answers they need.
