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NEW YORK Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.), a frequent crusader against violence in video games and movies, wants the Federal Trade Commission to investigate how junk food is marketed to children, the Democratic candidate for president said Thursday during a visit to Nashua, N.H.
Calling the obesity issue a part of his “Valuing Families Agenda,” Lieberman said: “Parents today are being forced to contend with a new threat; big food companies targeting junk food at children. And that’s literally feeding an epidemic of obesity that our top public health experts contend is the biggest health threat out there today.
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