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June 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Foods and beverages advertised to young people are often high in calories and low in nutritional value and marketing influences what children consume.
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Restaurants influenced by ordinance promoted healthy meal items and discontinued distribution of toys with unhealthy food items.
October 1, 2011 | Report
Analysis shows significant growth in digital marketing practices.
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Five years after an IOM expert committee report on food and beverage marketing, industry stakeholders have not significantly improved their practices to promote a healthful diet to children and adolescents.
August 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This study examined trends in children's exposure to food, beverage and restaurant TV ads before and after the launch of the Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative, a voluntary agreement among some industry leaders to limit ads for unhealthy foods and beverages aimed at children 11 and younger.
April 1, 2011 | Report
Evidence shows that children’s and adolescents’ exposure to high-calorie, high-fat, sugary and low-nutrient foods and beverages is more extensive and pervasive. Focusing on studies published between January 2008 and February 2011, this synthesis exa ...
November 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Using the 1979 Child-Young Adult National Longitudinal Survey of Youth and the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, researchers estimate the effect of fast-food restaurant television advertising on children and adolescents and being overweight.
May 2, 2013 | Journal Article
More than 84 percent of all foods and beverages advertised to children on Spanish-language television shows are unhealthy, as compared to nearly 73 on English-language television.
February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
African-American adolescents, particularly girls, are disproportionately affected by obesity.
June 10, 2013 | Journal Article
This study examines the association between district and state policy requirements regarding availability in public elementary schools of competitive food and beverages, including high-fat and high-sugar snacks, drinks, and salty snacks.