The Koch Brothers and their network of organizations like ALEC, AFP, and LIBRE are targeting public policy initiatives to fight wage increases at the state and local level.
We think working people deserve decent wages — and thousands of others agree. In collaboration with our supporters we raised enough money to run a billboard message to the Koch Brothers in their hometown. We found the perfect billboard by Charles Koch’s home, one he would have to see on his commute from the Wichita Country Club to Koch Industries.
But then the billboard company suddenly denied our content. Justifying their censorship by calling our message to the Kochs “derogatory” and “aggressive.”
After you contribute we will send you our billboard message so you can share on Facebook with your friends. If this billboard company wants to censor our message, let’s spread it as far as we possibly can. Contribute any amount to this effort now.
At 12 PM PST/3 PM EDT today we will be unveiling the rejected billboard live on Facebook. Set a reminder for this afternoon and watch us live. www.facebook.com/bravenewfilms
Earlier this year, UCS supporters like you helped push the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to include added sugar on the Nutrition Facts food label. This was a historic step forward for public health, science-based decision making, and the public’s right to know. But we need to do more to protect the next generation from sugar-related disease and health problems. Food companies continue to use misleading facts, misinformation, and political influence to keep parents in the dark about the healthfulness of the foods we are feeding our children. Join us to ensure our food policies on added sugar are shaped by science—not industry pressure—and give families the information they need to stay healthy.—Katy
Exposure to excessive sugar at a young age can shape children’s dietary preferences for life.
Check out the latest research on how guidelines about how much added sugar is healthy are based on adult diets—but they don’t work for children under five.
And thanks to marketing and unequal access to healthy food, children in low-income households and in communities of color are even more exposed to health risks from excessive sugar.
Our children health is at stake, but the food industry has used its power and influence to prevent policies that would better inform parents and help them make good decisions about what their kids eat.
Based on what we now know about added sugar, what do parents need to do to protect their children?
The FDA’s recent revisions to the nutrition facts label that appears on most processed food packages was an important step forward in labeling added sugars and recommending a percent daily value for it.
Unfortunately, the daily values on labels for most food marketed to children are based on adult diets. So parents should heed health recommendations for children when buying foods and beverages for their kids.
The American Heart Association just recently recommended that children under 18 should not consume more than 25 grams—approximately six teaspoons—of added sugar per day, and that children under 2 avoid added sugars altogether.
Parents also should remain skeptical of front-of-package health claims and always check the ingredients list when browsing grocery store shelves. READ MORE
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