Food advertising, children's food choices and obesity: Interplay of cognitive defences and product evaluation: An experimental study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 581-586

  Tarabashkina, L ^a,b   Quester, P ^a   Crouch, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT EVALUATION; TASTE; ADVERTISING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INDUSTRY; PARENT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL MARKETING;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; SNACKS; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 84949844669     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2015.234     Document Type: Article

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