Food Marketing Matters

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Food Marketing Matters

<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-sheridan/food-marketing-matters_b_5534420.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Wv_bbXdQ75MxLanESjDnyw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dims3/GLOB/resize/200x200/http://i.huffpost.com/gen/955722/original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Food Marketing Matters" align="left" title="Food Marketing Matters" border="0" /></a>Not only does the government refuse to adjust a ridiculous food pyramid that's left more than one-third obese and two-third overweight, but they fail to regulate marketing and advertising efforts that should be illegal. Aside from the fact that companies can put &quot;no trans fat&quot; on their products if they keep the level under 0.5 grams, cereal companies can partner with heart associations and add &quot;lowers cholesterol&quot; to their box, and corn starch-filled yogurt brands can creatively market a probiotic from rat feces. I'm referring to the lack of regulation of in-your-face advertising. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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