Restricting marketing to children: consensus on policy interventions to address obesity.
J Public Health Policy
; 34(2): 239-53, 2013 May.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23447026
Obesity presents major challenges for public health and the evidence is strong. Lessons from tobacco control indicate a need for changing the policy and environments to make healthy choices easier and to create more opportunities for children to achieve healthy weights. In April 2011, the Alberta Policy Coalition for Chronic Disease Prevention convened a consensus conference on environmental determinants of obesity such as marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children. We examine the political environment, evidence, issues, and challenges of placing restrictions on marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages within Canada. We recommend a national regulatory system prohibiting commercial marketing of foods and beverages to children and suggest that effective regulations must set minimum standards, monitor compliance, and enact penalties for non-compliance.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Marketing
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Políticas
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Obesidade Infantil
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Public Health Policy
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá