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Tue 06 Jun 2009Weighty issue of TV diets
As obesity problems in children grow, there are calls for a ban on advertising unhealthy food to children, writes MICHAEL KELLY.
THE IRISH Heart Foundation and the National Heart Alliance (NHA) have called on parents to become watchdogs to protect their children against the marketing of unhealthy foods through TV adverts, social networking sites and cartoons.
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