The latest issue brief from Healthy Eating Research: The Use of Brand Mascots and Media Characters: Opportunities for Responsible Food Marketing to Children.

This report examines how food, beverage, restaurant, and entertainment companies have used brand mascots and cartoon media characters to influence children's diet and health. It also highlights the need to improve the responsible use of mascots and media characters to promote only healthy products to children ages 14 and younger.

You can access the issue brief here: http://healthyeatingresearch.org/research/brand-mascots-and-media-characters/

Below are some sample social media messages:
*             New @HEResearch brief on the use of brand mascots and media characters in marketing foods to children http://bit.ly/1VBtl1e
*             Issue Brief from @HEResearch recommends that brand mascots & media characters market only healthy products to children http://bit.ly/1VBtl1e
*             New @HEResearch brief: Opportunities for using brand mascots and media characters to promote healthy foods to children http://bit.ly/1VBtl1e

Sara Ribakove
Nutrition Policy Assistant
Center for Science in the Public Interest
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