I’m just going through a few articles I bookmarked over the weekend.\u00a0 Use ’em to prime the conversational pump…<\/p>\n
– We’ve talked a lot about advertising to children in the food industry.\u00a0 The Federal Trade Commission recently brushed back Kellogg for over-reaching on health claims for Rice Krispies and Frosted Mini-Wheats.\u00a0 The New York Times notes:<\/a><\/p>\n A study by the Rudd Center found that the least healthful cereals were the ones most heavily marketed to children, and that children were exposed to more advertising for highly sweetened cereals than for any other kind of packaged food.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n – The subtitle of this article at Slate.com<\/a> sums up some Inbox commenters’ take on the soda tax:<\/p>\n Higher prices are bad.\u00a0 Being told what to do is worse.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n – What if political scientists delivered the news?\u00a0 Slate.com has an interesting\/fun take.<\/a><\/p>\n