Highlights
Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Gatorade partner with universities to market beverages.
16% of university beverage contracts targeted marketing at youth under 18 years old.
Nearly all youth-targeted beverage marketing was tied to university athletics.
Contracts noted that they may be affected by laws limiting advertising to children.
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