Obesity and advertising: "They may simply be following what consumers want"

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Is Advertising Contributing To An Obesity Epidemic?

by Tikeyah Whittle | Nov 20, 2012 7:22am

"But it has been recently confirmed in Connecticut that an increase in body fat has been occurring much earlier than seven to eight years of age in children who eventually become long-term obese. This pattern is worse in African-American and Latino children, Geertsma said.

“I would not try to impugn the food industry in doing this overtly or even covertly. They may simply be following what consumers want,” he added."