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Nutrition & Dietetics
Ruben Martin-Payo, Maria del Rosario Gonzalez-Moradas, Juan Iturrate-Bobes, Alejandro Fernandez-Sutil, Rafael Cofino, Maria del Mar Fernandez-Alvarez
Summary: Overweight and obesity rates have increased globally, with the marketing strategies of unhealthy food exacerbating the problem. This study aimed to assess advertisements around public and concerted schools in three cities in northern Spain, categorizing them as healthy or unhealthy and analyzing the types of food and beverages advertised. The results showed a significant amount of discretionary product advertisements targeting children in these schools, highlighting the need for regulation.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Oumy Erica Wie Dia, Anne Lene Lovhaug, Peter Milton Rukundo, Liv Elin Torheim
Summary: The study found a high prevalence of unhealthy food and beverage advertisements around schools in urban and peri-urban areas of Kampala city, with sugar-sweetened beverages and alcoholic beverages being the most advertised products.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nan Lei, Zechen Liu, Lin Xiang, Lihong Ye, Juan Zhang
Summary: This study assessed F&B ads on television during the Chinese New Year holiday in Beijing targeted at children aged 4-14 years. More than 55% of the ads were classified as unhealthy for children, with savory snacks, milk drinks, and cakes/sweet biscuits being the most frequently advertised categories. Unhealthy F&B ads were more likely to use promotional characters, brand benefit claims, and health claims than permitted F&B ads.
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Alexandra Chung, Christina Zorbas, Devorah Riesenberg, Ainslie Sartori, Kelly Kennington, Jaithri Ananthapavan, Kathryn Backholer
Summary: Unhealthy food marketing can influence people's preferences and consumption, and should be restricted by government policies; Existing studies mainly focus on advertising prevalence, but lack evaluation of the impact of implemented policies; Policy implementation requires collaboration, leadership, and overcoming industry lobbying, among other factors.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Elise Pauze, Lauren Remedios, Monique Potvin Kent
Summary: Despite restrictions on commercial advertising to children under 13 in Quebec, children in Quebec are still frequently exposed to unhealthy food advertising on television. The most advertised food categories were fast food, savory snacks, and chocolate, with children predominantly exposed on generalist television stations.
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ursula Trubswasser, Elise F. Talsma, Selamawit Ekubay, Maartje P. Poelman, Michelle Holdsworth, Edith J. M. Feskens, Kaleab Baye
Summary: The study found a high prevalence of food and drink advertisements around urban schools in Ethiopia, mainly for ultra-processed foods, but adolescents had poor dietary diversity and consumed unhealthy foods. Adolescents from higher asset households had higher dietary diversity, but there was no direct association between the food environment and dietary indicators or BMI status.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Monique Potvin Kent, Elise Pauze, Mariangela Bagnato, Julia Soares Guimaraes, Adena Pinto, Lauren Remedios, Meghan Pritchard, Mary R. L'Abbe, Christine Mulligan, Laura Vergeer, Madyson Weippert
Summary: Despite a slight drop in national food and beverage advertising spending between 2016 and 2019, most products or brands being advertised are unhealthy. Expenditures across all media should continue to be monitored to assess Canada's nutrition environment and track changes in food advertising over time.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Elizabeth F. Racine, Rachel Schorno, Shafie Gholizadeh, Morium Barakat Bably, Faizeh Hatami, Casey Stephens, Wlodek Zadrozny, Lisa Schulkind, Rajib Paul
Summary: This study examines the association between student demographic, economic, and behavioral factors and the healthfulness of student fast-food purchases. It found that low income, spending more money on fast-food items, and having a lower GPA were associated with lower Student Average Fast-Food Health Scores.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Monique Potvin Kent, Julia Soares Guimaraes, Mariangela Bagnato, Lauren Remedios, Elise Pauze, Meghan Pritchard, David Wu, Mary 'Abbe, Christine Mulligan, Laura Vergeer, Madyson Weippert
Summary: This study compares the extent and power of food and beverage advertising on television to children in Ontario and Quebec. The findings show that on average, children are exposed to 3.7 to 4.4 food and beverage ads per day, with fast-food advertising being the highest. The majority of advertised products are classified as unhealthy, indicating the need for federal-level regulations to protect children across Canada.
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Gideon Senyo Amevinya, Stefanie Vandevijvere, Bridget Kelly, Seth Kwaku Afagbedzi, Richmond Aryeetey, Akosua Pokua Adjei, Wilhemina Quarpong, Akua Tandoh, Silver Nanema, Charles Agyemang, Francis Zotor, Matilda E. Laar, Kobby Mensah, Dennis Laryea, Gershim Asiki, Michelle Holdsworth, Amos Laar
Summary: There is a significant amount of unhealthy food advertising around primary and junior high schools in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Food advertisements are most commonly found at food outlets, but also appear along roads and on non-food structures. The majority of food advertisements feature non-core/unhealthy products, with ultra-processed foods and sugar-sweetened beverages being the most advertised food types. Measures are needed to restrict the promotion of unhealthy foods in children's settings.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Fabiana Chagas Oliveira de Franca, Iziane da Silva Andrade, Renata Puppin Zandonadi, Karin Eleonora Savio, Rita de Cassia Coelho de Almeida Akutsu
Summary: This study aimed to compile information about the food environment around schools and explore its possible effects on the health of children and adolescents. The findings suggest that the food environment around schools is characterized by the wide availability of unhealthy food options, which may contribute to health issues such as obesity. However, it is important to note that the impact is not solely related to the school environment, as most food acquisition and consumption tend to occur around family homes.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Alexander Wray, Gina Martin, Sean Doherty, Jason Gilliland
Summary: This study compares smartphone GPS, shortest network path mobility, and buffer-based approaches for estimating exposure to outdoor food and beverage advertising among teenagers. The results show significant differences in advertising exposure estimates and their relationship to self-reported purchasing. The buffer and observed GPS approaches deliver the best fitting models depending on the type of retail food outlet.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
A. Pinto, E. Pauze, M-H Roy-Gagnon, L. Dubois, M. Potvin Kent
Summary: Research in Canada showed that only companies participating in the CAI commit to limiting unhealthy food advertising to children, and these companies were responsible for the majority of food advertisements targeted at children. Regulations are needed to restrict food companies' targeting of adolescents and children on television.
APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY NUTRITION AND METABOLISM
(2021)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Rebecca K. Evans, Paul Christiansen, Amy Finlay, Andrew Jones, Michelle Maden, Emma Boyland
Summary: Videogame livestreaming platforms are popular among young people, and food brands have a strong presence on these platforms. However, the impact of food marketing on young people has not been studied.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Amy Heather Finlay, Scott Lloyd, Amelia Lake, Thomas Armstrong, Mark Fishpool, Mark Green, Helen J. Moore, Claire O'Malley, Emma J. Boyland
Summary: This study investigates the extent and healthfulness of food and beverage advertising on bus shelters in a deprived area of the UK, as well as the appeal to young people and the creative strategies used. The findings demonstrate that there is a significant amount of food advertising, with a considerable proportion classified as less healthy. Food advertisements are found to be appealing to children. There is no difference in the healthiness of advertised foods based on the level of deprivation in the area.
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2022)
