Foods advertised on popular children's websites do not meet nutrition standards | UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health

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Foods advertised on popular children’s websites do not meet nutrition standards

July 2013

Despite food company pledges to advertise only healthier foods to children, a Yale Rudd Center study finds that companies place billions of ads for unhealthy foods and beverages on children’s websites. The study is the first to evaluate banner and other display advertising on websites that are popular with children, such as Nick.com and CartoonNetwork.com. The study is published online in Pediatric Obesity and was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.