‘Big Food’ and ‘gamified’ products: promotion, packaging, and the promise of fun

Critical Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 348-360

  Elliott, Charlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

advertising; food; fun; packaged food; promotion

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; BEVERAGE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREAL; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH; MARKET; MARKETING; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; OBESITY; POLICY; TELEVISION;

EID: 84925119652     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2014.953034     Document Type: Note

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