Healthy Children Radio: Advertising and Kids (Audio)

​Advertising is a pervasive influence on children and adolescents. Young people view more than 40 000 ads per year on television alone, and increasingly are being exposed to advertising on the Internet, in magazines, and in schools. Research shows that exposure to advertising affects children's choices regarding nutrition, cigarettes and alcohol use.

Dr. Vic Strasburger, an expert in media's impact on children, comes on the Healthy Children Radio show to discuss how parents can mitigate some of the negative effects of advertising on children.

Segment 1: Children, Adolescents and Advertising