Study: 88% of children’s foods don’t meet WHO’s nutritional standards

Food Dive

Charlene Elliott, a researcher at the University of Calgary found most foods in Canada targeted to children haven’t nutritionally improved despite World Health Organization guidelines restricting marketing based on sugar, fat and salt content. She concluded stricter marketing guidelines are needed for children’s food products. Read Food Dive brief here.

You can read her study here.
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