And minorities would like a little less representation, at least in food ads. Hispanic and black youth are disproportionate viewers of ads promoting unhealthy savory and sweet snacks, according to a report published by UCONN Rudd Center for Food Policy&Obesity.
Not only are Hispanic and black children are far more likely to be targeted with unhealthy snacks, the nutritional quality of advertising targeted to Hispanic youth on Spanish-language TV worsened from 2010 to 2014.
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