Food advertisements on children's programs on TV in South Africa

Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 781-782

  Temple, Norman J ^a   Steyn, Nelia P ^b   Nadomane, Zibuyile ^b  

^a ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; LETTER; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; TELEVISION VIEWING; URBANIZATION;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OBESITY; SOUTH AFRICA; TELEVISION;

EID: 44649087002     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2008.03.019     Document Type: Letter

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