Digital marketing on platforms like TikTok and Instagram exposes children to ads for ultra-processed foods (high in sugar, salt and fat), contributing to childhood obesity. Many kids don’t realize they're being targeted. Studies show that exposure to junk food ads increases children's desire for and consumption of unhealthy food, with influencer marketing having a particularly … Continue reading Study reveals social media’s stealthy role in the childhood OBESITY crisis
Obesity epidemic continues to ravage American youth: Nearly three-quarters aren’t eligible for military service
If you wanted to know just how bad America’s obesity epidemic has gotten, look no further than a just-released report that found 70 percent of American youth do not qualify for military service, mostly because they are too fat to fight. As reported by the Washington Examiner, the report notes that our obesity epidemic has reached new highs, costing Americans … Continue reading Obesity epidemic continues to ravage American youth: Nearly three-quarters aren’t eligible for military service
Dr. Eddy Bettermann MD 