Marketing and child feeding

Child feeding and nutrition: a contemporary view

“…13 It is a reality, and a broad discussion is necessary, so that relationships between food industries and health professionals are clear and respect ethical limits. In the article “Marketing and child feeding”, 14 different aspects related to the marketing of children's foods are reported and strategies to reduce their influence on parents and health professionals are discussed. In the conclusions, the authors point out that “pediatricians need to have good humanistic and scientific training so that they can make the best choices in relation to the children (and families) for whom they care.…”