Companies disproportionately target black, Latino youth in TV ads for unhealthy foods

Robert Alexander/Getty ImagesBY: DR. ROBIN ORTIZ (NEW YORK) — Extreme weight gain in children is a dangerous mental and physical health epidemic in the United States, and public health officials have implored children and their parents to lay off the sugar-sweetened beverages, fast food and unhealthy snacks. But according to a report released this week …

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