The Takeout: Teens overwhelmingly engage with junk food on social media because there’s no kale TikTok

The Takeout: Teens overwhelmingly engage with junk food on social media because there’s no kale TikTok. “As any parent, teacher, or sentient adult knows, teenagers spend a lot of time staring at their phones. (Actually, we all do.) Much of that screen time is spent on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok, and a host of other apps teens use that baffle the rest of us. While they’re using those social networking platforms, teens are exposed to marketing from food brands. And many of those food brands, new research shows, aren’t healthy.”