Examining Chile's unique food marketing policy: TV advertising and dietary intake in preschool children, a pre- and post- policy study

Autor: Carpentier, F.D., Corvalán, C., Jensen, M.L., Adair, L., Taillie, L.S., Popkin, B.M.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
DOI: 10.17615/vewa-t993
Popis: Background: The Chilean government implemented the first phase of a comprehensive marketing policy in 2016, restricting child-directed marketing of products high in energy, total sugars, sodium or saturated fat (hereafter “high-in”). Objectives: To examine the role that high-in TV food advertising had in the effect of the policy on consumption of high-in products between 2016 and 2017. Methods: Dietary data were obtained from 24-hour diet recall measured in 2016 (n = 940) and 2017 (n = 853), pre- and post-policy, from a cohort of 4 to 6 years children. Television use was linked to analyses of food advertisements to derive individual-level estimates of exposure to advertising. A multilevel mediation analysis examined direct and indirect effects of the policy through advertising exposure. Results: Children's high-in food consumption and advertising exposure declined significantly from 2016 to 2017 (P
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