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April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Food advertising has an overwhelming influence on children?s food preferences the Institute of Medicine reports that children are unable to discern the persuasive intent of TV advertising. This essay examines the Federal Trade Commission?s authority to aggressively regulate food-marketing practices.
October 29, 2012 | Report
Parents’ concerns about food marketing and other negative influences on their children’s eating habits appear to be increasing.
August 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
Sutton Social Marketing, Washington, organized and coordinated a conference on strengthening the impact and effectiveness of media campaigns as part of a comprehensive program to reduce the use of tobacco by young people.
February 28, 2013 | Report
A report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Bridging the Gap program finds that progress to improve school district wellness policies has stalled.
December 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
The fast-food industry spends $660 million to market its products to children and adolescents each year and spends the most on toys for kids’ meals—$360 million for the cost of toys alone. These efforts help fast-food restaurants sell more than 1.2 ...
October 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Participating in school sports is an important means to increase physical activity among adolescents. This brief examines participation during the school year by secondary school students in interscholastic sports (played against teams from other sc ...
December 13, 2009 | Story
Dominick Frosch says drug ads carry 'significant risks.'
August 1, 2006 | Journal Article
This research analyzes a unique data set the authors collected concerning print and broadcast media attention in order to answer two questions: How is social burden of disease related to media attention? And, how do organized interest groups affect ...
April 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Zoning and land use laws allow or prohibit different types of food outlets, such as supermarkets, farmers’ markets, fast-food restaurants, and convenience stores, in a community. As such, these laws affect people’s access to healthy affordable foods ...