Television food advertising in Singapore: The nature and extent of childrens exposure

Health Promotion International

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 187-196

  Huang, Liyan ^a   Mehta, Kaye ^a   Wong, Mun Loke ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Health Promotion Board Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

children; food advertising; obesity; television

Indexed keywords

SUGAR;

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CHILD; FAST FOOD; FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SINGAPORE; STATISTICS; TELEVISION; TIME;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; CANDY; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAST FOODS; FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; SINGAPORE; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861076450     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dar021     Document Type: Article

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