A constant barrage: US companies target junk food ads to people of color

Advertising for fatty, salty and sugary food and drink is disproportionately aimed at Black and Hispanic children, teens and adults, a new study findsJohane Filemon is tired of beating back the ads for burgers, french fries, high-sodium chips, candy and soda - aimed not at her, but at her five young children."You'll see these ads pop up for sugary expensive cereals, to entice the kids to pressure their parents to purchase these foods, and then you as the parent look like the bad guy because you're not buying them," Filemon says. Continue reading...