Self-regulation by industry of food marketing is having little impact during children's preferred television

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 6, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 401-408

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child; Food; Marketing; Obesity; Policy; Prevention; Television

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; SODIUM; SUGAR;

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MARKETING; MASS MEDIUM; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; SCHOOL CHILD; TELEVISION VIEWING;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; CHILD; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; MARKETING; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; TELEVISION;

EID: 80052875993     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17477166.2011.606321     Document Type: Article

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