{"id":5084540,"date":"2019-01-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctlatinonews.com\/study-finds-disparity-in-exposure-of-junk-food-ads-between-white-youth-and-black-hispanic-youth\/"},"modified":"2019-01-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T05:00:00","slug":"study-finds-disparity-in-exposure-of-junk-food-ads-between-white-youth-and-black-hispanic-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/ctln\/2019\/01\/18\/study-finds-disparity-in-exposure-of-junk-food-ads-between-white-youth-and-black-hispanic-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Finds Disparity In Exposure Of Junk Food Ads Between White Youth And Black, Hispanic Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">A\u00a0report\u00a0released on Tuesday finds that junk food advertising continues to disproportionately target black and Hispanic youth, contributing to health disparities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">From 2013 to 2017, spending on TV advertising for restaurants, food and beverages decreased by 4 percent overall, the researchers found, while spending for programs directed at black teens increased by 50 percent \u2014 from $217 million to $333 million \u2014 underlining the disparity in exposure to advertising between white and black youth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The report also found that Hispanic children and teens viewed on average 2 more Spanish-language food ads, in addition to English-language TV ads in 2017.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Food companies hardly ever market fruit and vegetables, water or healthy juices,&#8221; said Jennifer Harris, a lead author of the study and director of marketing initiatives for the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut. &#8220;The money put towards such advertisements is less than 3 percent for the general population and less than 1 percent to blacks and Hispanics.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Researchers from the University of Connecticut, Drexel University and the University of Texas Health Science Center looked at 32 restaurants and food and beverage companies that spent over $100 million each on total TV advertising in 2017.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In total, the food companies spent $11 billion on advertising that year, with 80 percent spent on ads for fast food, candy, sugary drinks and unhealthy snacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">McDonald\u2019s, Subway, Wendy\u2019s, and Taco Bell ranked at the top&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>photo:\u00a0 classic105.com<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><em>To read the complete story:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/junk-food-ads-disproportionately-target-black-hispanic-kids-study-finds-n959111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/junk-food-ads-disproportionately-target-black-hispanic-kids-study-finds-n959111<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0report\u00a0released on Tuesday finds that junk food advertising continues to disproportionately target black and Hispanic youth, contributing to health disparities. 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