Obesity rates in Canadian children have tripled since 1979. Experts say food and beverage ads targeted at kids have had an influence on this rising health concern. Industry’s efforts over the past decade to self-regulate, through the Canadian Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative, have been “a failure,” says the report. For its report, the foundation commissioned Monique Potvin Kent, an expert in food and beverage marketing to children. And children between the ages of 2 and 11 see 25 million food and beverage ads, collectively, on their 10 favourite websites in a year.

Source: thestar February 01, 2017 10:52 UTC