Evidence of a possible link between obesogenic food advertising and child overweight

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 203-208

  Lobstein, T ^a,c   Dibb, S ^b  

^a International Task Force (ANSA)   (United Kingdom)

^b National Social Marketing Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c IOTF   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advertising; Children; Overweight; Television

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTIZING; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; DIETARY INTAKE; EPIDEMIC; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TELEVISION;

ADVERTISING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; TELEVISION;

EID: 22744454751     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2005.00191.x     Document Type: Review

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