2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2011.00003.x
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What would Batman eat?: priming children to make healthier fast food choices

Abstract: SummaryBackground: Fast food patronage is a frequent reality for many children and their parents. Although there

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“…This collaboration stems in part from research illustrating the positive impact media can have on consumption of fruits and vegetables. [16][17][18] In addition, use of iconic characters can also increase fruit and vegetable consumption in children, [19][20][21] although these studies often have small sample sizes and limited scope. Furthermore, there is mixed evidence documenting the differential impact of marketing interventions among boys and girls.…”
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“…This collaboration stems in part from research illustrating the positive impact media can have on consumption of fruits and vegetables. [16][17][18] In addition, use of iconic characters can also increase fruit and vegetable consumption in children, [19][20][21] although these studies often have small sample sizes and limited scope. Furthermore, there is mixed evidence documenting the differential impact of marketing interventions among boys and girls.…”
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“…Similarly, few families reported receiving verbal prompting by servers to purchase the KLW meals that came with the SuperCrew ® toy, although data indicate that the toys were appealing to a substantial percentage of the children. Future research could examine the extent to which the familiarity of selected characters affects participants’ attention to these types of interventions, given mixed results regarding the role of character familiarity in related experimental studies (2325). Data collectors noted that the distribution of the toy incentive was infrequent, although it was difficult to assess fidelity given the low frequency of KLW meal orders among the sample of families completing the surveys (one out of 28).…”
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“…Kakalios wrote (and made use of a great food metaphor) that "I hope you will be so busy enjoying this superhero ice cream sundae that you won't realize that I am sneakily getting you to eat your spinach at the same time." Others have also used this concept to great effect when considering metaphors for stem cell research (2), making healthy food choices (18,19), body image in young men (20), and positive social helping behaviors (13).…”
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confidence: 99%