Does TV Influence Which Alcohol Teens Favor? – U.S. News & World Report via HealthDay News

Read article - Continued coverage of comments by Joy Gabrielli, a clinical child psychologist and postdoctoral research fellow, who was the lead author of a study that found a correlation between problem drinking at a young age and use of product and brand placement in popular TV shows. "Given the significant health implications of underage drinking, the Federal Trade Commission needs to place more emphasis on monitoring and limiting alcohol brand placement of alcohol in media," says Gabrielli.