Effects of licensed characters on children's taste and snack preferences in Guatemala, a low/middle income country

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1466-1469

  Letona, P ^a,b   Chacon, V ^a,b   Roberto, C ^c   Barnoya, J ^a,d  

^a Cardiovascular Unit of Guatemala   (Guatemala)

^b INCAP Comprehensive Center for the Prevention of Chronic Diseases ^*  (Guatemala)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health policy; Licensed characters; Low middle income countries; Marketing; Pediatric obesity; Taste snack preference

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHARACTER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCE; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; SCHOOL CHILD; TASTE PREFERENCE; ADVERTIZING; AGE; ART; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SOCIAL MARKETING; TASTE; TELEVISION; TRENDS;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; AGE FACTORS; CARTOONS AS TOPIC; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCES; GUATEMALA; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PERCEPTION; SCHOOLS; SNACKS; SOCIAL MARKETING; TASTE; TASTE PERCEPTION; TELEVISION;

EID: 84910107844     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2014.38     Document Type: Article

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