The impact of initiatives to limit the advertising of food and beverage products to children: A systematic review

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 960-974

  Galbraith Emami, S ^a   Lobstein, T ^b  

^a Public Health Policy Group   (United Kingdom)

^b IASO   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advertising; Children; Food industry; Regulation

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; BEVERAGE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; REVIEW;

ADVERTISING; CHILDREN; FOOD INDUSTRY; REGULATION;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; BEVERAGES; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY;

EID: 84887610353     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12060     Document Type: Review

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