'I saw Santa drinking soda!' Advertising and children's food preferences

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 424-433

  Lioutas, E D ^a   Tzimitra Kalogianni, I ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Children; Consumer behaviour; Food advertising; Food preferences; Unhealthy eating

Indexed keywords

SUGAR INTAKE;

ADVERTIZING; BEVERAGE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PREFERENCE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUGAR INTAKE; TELEVISION;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; BEVERAGES; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIETARY SUCROSE; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PREFERENCES; GREECE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NUTRITION POLICY; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEVISION;

EID: 84926634961     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cch.12189     Document Type: Article

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