This research provides initial evidence favouring the use of text warnings as a public policy tool to curb the powerful influence of highly appetitive ultra-processed food cues.
Implicit cues and obesity: protection strategies against food marketingResumo A proteção contra o marketing de alimentos não saudáveis constitui importante estratégia de controle da obesidade e de doenças crônico-degenerativas. A indústria de alimentos aplica técnicas de neuromarketing como forma de persuasão implícita e promoção dos seus produtos, assim torna-se urgente a aplicação deste conhecimento no âmbito das estratégias de defesa, aumentando suas chances de sucesso. Propõe-se, com base em diversos estudos já realizados, agregar o conhecimento científico interdisciplinar na fundamentação teórica das ações públicas voltadas para a promoção da alimentação saudável.
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AbstractProtection against marketing of unhealthy food is an important strategy to curb obesity and chronic non-communicable diseases. Given that food industry applies neuromarketing techniques as a form of implicit promotion, the use of such knowledge to ground defense strategies becomes urgent and increases their chances of success. We propose, based on several studies, an interdisciplinary research effort to guide public actions to promote healthy eating.
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