Socio-economic and gender differences in nutritional content of foods advertised in popular UK weekly magazines

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-149

  Adams, Jean ^a   White, Martin ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commercials; Diet; Media; Obesity; Public health

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; SODIUM; SUGAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAL; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OBESITY; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 65249116324     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckn132     Document Type: Article

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