Food marketing on children's television in two different policy environments

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 6, Issue 2 -2, 2011, Pages

  Kent, Monique Potvin ^a   Dubois, Lise ^a   Wanless, Alissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child; Food; Marketing; Obesity; Prevention; Public policy; Television

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD MARKETING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL MARKETING; TELEVISION VIEWING;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; BEVERAGES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; ONTARIO; PUBLIC POLICY; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79959979538     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17477166.2010.526222     Document Type: Article

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