Why Mickey Mouse Is Shaping Up on Childhood Obesity

Date: Jun 12 2012

Filed under: Company News, Health Care, Green, Walt Disney

Disney World healthy foodMickey Mouse has taken on a healthier, more humanitarian bent recently.

Starting in 2015, the Walt Disney Co. (DIS) will begin applying strict nutritional standards to all food products advertised on the Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney Junior, Radio Disney, and any Disney-owned website that’s child- or family-oriented. Beyond that, the company will also be taking steps to make the food at its theme parks more healthy.

Why is Disney taking up the good-nutrition torch now? Is it altruism?…

Why Mickey Mouse Is Shaping Up on Childhood Obesity originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2012-06-12T17:15:00Z.

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