Nine out of 10 Food Advertisements Shown During Saturday Morning Children's Television Programming Are for Foods High in Fat, Sodium, or Added Sugars, or Low in Nutrients

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 673-678

  Batada, Ameena ^a   Seitz, Maia Dock ^a   Wootan, Margo G ^a   Story, Mary ^a  

^a NONE

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ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; SODIUM INTAKE; STANDARD; SUGAR INTAKE; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY SUCROSE; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SODIUM, DIETARY; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41049117796     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2008.01.015     Document Type: Article

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