Hey Big Soda, stop targeting black and Latino kids

Grist
By Madeleine ThomasNov 21, 2014, 6:00 am26 pts
Big Soda, you scoundrels. In the past couple of years, the beverage industry has actually specifically targeted black and Latino youth, a demographic more prone to developing some of the chronic illnesses linked to drinking soda, like diabetes, than their white counterparts. For shame, Big Soda. For shame!…

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