Assessing the Research Base for the Policy Debate Over the Effects of Food Advertising to Children1
Sonia LivingstoneLondon School of Economics and Political Science
THE DEBATE OVER THE EFFECTS OF FOOD ADVERTISING ON CHILDREN
There have been widespread academic, public and policy concerns expressed regarding the decline in key aspects of children's health in recent decades and the possible causal role played by the promotion of 'unhealthy' foods (specifically foods high in fat, sugar and salt) to children through the mass media. While previous food-related concerns have centred on nutrition, dental health, dieting and anorexia, high levels of...