Influence of Cartoon Media Characters on Children's Attention to and Preference for Food and Beverage Products

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 265-270.e2

  Ogle, Andrew D ^a   Graham, Dan J ^a   Lucas Thompson, Rachel G ^a   Roberto, Christina A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Children; Food marketing; Front of pack; Licensed characters; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

ADVERTISING; ATTENTION; BEVERAGE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTHY DIET; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MINNESOTA; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; ATTENTION; BEVERAGES; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTHY DIET; HUMANS; MALE; MINNESOTA; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84994140327     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2016.08.012     Document Type: Article

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