Otago study finds children exposed to a brand a minute
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Attaching cameras to children has revealed they are exposed to 554 brands a day through marketing, a new study from the University of Otago has found. Research co-lead Associate Professor Leah Watkins, from the Department of Marketing, says the results highlight an urgent need to reduce marketing for both personal and planetary health reasons.
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