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Fight Child Obesity - Keep Advertisers Off Our Kids

Posted on June 22, 2004

Have you checked out the Just Media Project and watched Kristina Schoentag's Laugh at the Fat Kid? Looking for more ways to take action against the marketing of junk food to our children? Check out this campaign from Free Press:

Help keep advertisers off our kids

Under current law, it is more difficult to regulate advertising to children than to adults! The HeLP America bill (Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention) is an important step towards fixing this problem. By restoring the FTC’s authority to control children’s advertising, we will have the regulatory structure needed to fight back against unchecked advertisers.

Take a moment to support this crucial legislation.

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