Distorted food pyramid in kids programmes: A content analysis of television advertising watched in Switzerland

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 300-305

  Keller, Simone K ^a   Schulz, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

advertising; children; content analysis; food; television

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; ITALY; OBESITY; SWITZERLAND; TELEVISION;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCES; GERMANY; HUMANS; ITALY; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; SWITZERLAND; TELEVISION;

EID: 79957474446     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq065     Document Type: Article

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