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UN to Discuss Junk Food Ads Aimed at Kids

candy-bars-150.jpgWhen the UN meets in September, the World Health Organization says world leaders will address junk food marketing aimed at kids, and some experts predict countries will enact voluntary limitations on the ads similar to those applied to tobacco marketing. WHO estimates 43 million preschool children are overweight worldwide. [AP]

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