Companies Promise Fewer Candy Ads to Kids, the Opposite Happens

By Dietdoctor @DietDoctor1

Despite pledges from companies to self-regulate, kids are seeing more ads for candy than in the past

TIME: Kids See More Candy Ads on TV Now Than in the Past

Why doesn't "self-regulation" work? Simple. It's not in the food companies' interest to sell less. Thus they will keep breaking their promises. Believing promises about self-regulation is simply naive.

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