Encouraging big food to do the right thing for children’s health: a case study on using research to improve marketing of sugary cereals

Critical Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 320-332

  Harris, Jennifer L ^a   LoDolce, Megan E ^a   Schwartz, Marlene B ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

childhood obesity; food marketing; public policy

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CEREAL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; FAST FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; HUMAN; MARKETING; MASS MEDIUM; MEAL; NUTRITION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH;

EID: 84925156581     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2014.957655     Document Type: Article

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