A crisis in the marketplace: How food marketing contributes to childhood obesity and what can be done

Annual Review of Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue , 2009, Pages 211-225

  Harris, Jennifer L ^a   Pomeranz, Jennifer L ^a   Lobstein, Tim ^b   Brownell, Kelly D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b International Obesity Task Force   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advertising and promotion; Legislation; Nutrition; Public health; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MARKETING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; OBESITY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 67649507721     PISSN: 01637525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.031308.100304     Document Type: Review

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