The impact of junk food marketing regulations on food sales: an ecological study

Kovic, Y; Noel, Jonathan K; Ungemack, Jane A.; Burleson, Joseph A.

doi:10.1111/obr.12678

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“…However, scientific evidence showed that regulatory approaches seemed more effective in reducing the number of unhealthy food advertising and on marketing exposure when compared to self-regulation initiatives [81, 82]. A more recent study also showed that countries with regulatory approaches observed a significant decrease in junk food sales per capita than in countries with no or only self-regulatory policies [83]. Promoting changes in food provision in public settings may also have an effect on food choices and diet-related NCDs.…”

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A Decade of Food and Nutrition Policy in Portugal (2010–2020)

Graça

Gregório

Freitas

2020

Port J Public Health

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For the first time, in 2012, the Portuguese Government, through the National Program for the Promotion of Healthy Eating of the Directorate-General for Health, implemented a set of concerted measures for improving the dietary habits, nutritional status and health of the population. Prior to, and since 2007, several epidemiological, social and political circumstances converged, for later enabling the development of a national strategy throughout the decade 2010–2020. This was also supported by specific international guidelines, namely from the World Health Organization and the European Commission. The national strategy objectives have been: (a) To increase the knowledge about the population’s food consumption, its determinants and consequences; (b) to modify the access to certain food items specially in schools, workplaces and public spaces; (c) To inform and empower individuals regarding shopping, preparation and storage of healthy foods, especially amongst those most vulnerable or with a lower income; (d) to identify and promote actions capable of encouraging a healthier diet through the integration of other societal sectors, namely agriculture, sports, environment, education, social security and local authorities; and (e) to better capacitate different professionals who, owing to their roles, may influence nutritional knowledge, attitudes and behaviors. Several actions are described, including the creation of legislation to address these objectives. It is worth noting that one of the biggest challenges to this public policy has been the interventions within the environments where people live. By knowingly being central to food choice determinants, these environmental modifications were also where the stakeholders felt the greatest tensions and difficulties, but also where there are the greatest gains to be made. Solutions to overcome these problems and other perceived difficulties have been proposed here and are considered to be some of the main lessons and achievements throughout this process.

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A Decade of Food and Nutrition Policy in Portugal (2010–2020)

Graça

Gregório

Freitas

2020

Port J Public Health

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“…Thus, policy responses to limit the impact of unhealthy food marketing on children should seek to limit children’s exposures to unhealthy food marketing and the persuasive power of such promotions. Globally, a number of countries have implemented regulatory responses to limit children’s exposure to, and the power of, unhealthy food marketing [37]; demonstrating that regulatory approaches are possible and can be effective in reducing food marketing exposure, power and impact (e.g., [38]).…”

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Children’s Exposure to Television Food Advertising Contributes to Strong Brand Attachments

Kelly

Boyland

King

et al. 2019

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Children’s exposure to unhealthy food marketing is one factor contributing to childhood obesity. The impact of marketing on children’s weight likely occurs via a cascade pathway, through influences on children’s food brand awareness, emotional responses, purchasing and consumption. Thus, building emotional attachments to brands is a major marketing imperative. This study explored Australian children’s emotional attachments to food and drink brands and compared the strength of these attachments to their food marketing exposure, using television viewing as a proxy indicator. A cross-sectional face-to-face survey was conducted with 282 Australian children (8–12 years). Children were asked to indicate their agreement/disagreement with statements about their favourite food and drink brands, as an indicator of the strength and prominence of their brand attachments. Questions captured information about minutes/day of television viewing and the extent that they were exposed to advertising (watched live or did not skip through ads on recorded television). For those children who were exposed to advertisements, their age and commercial television viewing time had significant effects on food and drink brand attachments (p = 0.001). The development of brand attachments is an intermediary pathway through which marketing operates on behavioural and health outcomes. Reducing children’s exposure to unhealthy food marketing should be a policy priority for governments towards obesity and non-communicable disease prevention.

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“…The World Health Organization recommends restricting television advertising to children for products high in saturated fat, trans fatty acids, free sugar, or salt [27]. While many countries have taken action to limit less-healthy food advertising to children, no country to our knowledge has yet implemented a 9:00 PM watershed [28,29]. A cross-country comparison found that those countries that had statutory regulations experienced a smaller increase in household expenditure on less-healthy food and drink products over time [28].…”

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“…While many countries have taken action to limit less-healthy food advertising to children, no country to our knowledge has yet implemented a 9:00 PM watershed [28,29]. A cross-country comparison found that those countries that had statutory regulations experienced a smaller increase in household expenditure on less-healthy food and drink products over time [28]. A recent study estimated that a 9:30 PM watershed in Australia would reduce mean BMI by 0.35 kg/m 2 amongst children, be cost saving, and reduce inequalities in childhood obesity.…”

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The potential health impact of restricting less-healthy food and beverage advertising on UK television between 05.30 and 21.00 hours: A modelling study

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Background Restrictions on the advertising of less-healthy foods and beverages is seen as one measure to tackle childhood obesity and is under active consideration by the UK government. Whilst evidence increasingly links this advertising to excess calorie intake, understanding of the potential impact of advertising restrictions on population health is limited. Methods and findings We used a proportional multi-state life table model to estimate the health impact of prohibiting the advertising of food and beverages high in fat, sugar, and salt (HFSS) from 05.30 hours to 21.00 hours (5:30 AM to 9:00 PM) on television in the UK. We used the following data to parameterise the model: children's exposure to HFSS advertising from AC Nielsen and Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (2015); effect of less-healthy food advertising on acute caloric intake in children from a published meta-analysis; population numbers and all-cause mortality rates from the Human Mortality Database for the UK (2015); body mass index distribution from the Health Survey for England (2016); disability weights for estimating disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) from the Global Burden of Disease Study; and healthcare costs from NHS England programme budgeting data. The main outcome measures were change in the percentage of the children (aged 5-17 years) with obesity defined using the International Obesity Task Force cut-points, and change in health status (DALYs). Monte Carlo analyses was used to estimate 95% uncertainty intervals (UIs). We estimate that if all HFSS advertising between 05.30 hours and 21.00 hours was withdrawn, UK children (n = 13,729,000), would see on average 1.

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The impact of junk food marketing regulations on food sales: an ecological study

Cited by 38 publications

References 26 publications

A Decade of Food and Nutrition Policy in Portugal (2010–2020)

A Decade of Food and Nutrition Policy in Portugal (2010–2020)

Children’s Exposure to Television Food Advertising Contributes to Strong Brand Attachments

The potential health impact of restricting less-healthy food and beverage advertising on UK television between 05.30 and 21.00 hours: A modelling study

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