The advertised diet: An examination of the extent and nature of food advertising on Australian television

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 137-142

  Roberts, Michele ^a   Pettigrew, Simone ^a   Chapman, Kathy ^b   Quester, Pascale ^c   Miller, Caroline ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advertising; Food; Marketing; Nutrition; Obesity; Regulations

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; AUSTRALIA; CATERING SERVICE; DIET; FAST FOOD; FOOD; HUMAN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEVISION; ARTICLE; STATISTICS;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; AUSTRALIA; DIET; FAST FOODS; FOOD; HUMANS; RESTAURANTS; TELEVISION;

EID: 84887070234     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: 22011617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/HE12926     Document Type: Article

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