Food references in UK children's magazines — an oral health perspective

Chapman, Katie J.; Fairchild, Ruth; Morgan, Maria Zeta

doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.1007

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“…The current children's food marketing environment is largely comprised of high-calorie, low-nutrient food products designed and promoted by food companies to specifically appeal to children [12,13].A strong evidence base supports the association between exposure to unhealthy foods and a negative impact on children's dietary attitudes, preferences, and consumption [9][10][11]14]. Research in Canada and other economically developed countries has also shown that food and beverage companies target children across multiple media, including print media (e.g., magazines), [15,16] television, [17] digital media (e.g., viewed in social media, on desktop computers, on smartphones, etc. ), [18][19][20][21] and out-of-home media (e.g., billboards, signs, transit shelters) [22] as well as other settings such as schools and retail environments [13,[22][23][24].…”

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Advertising expenditures on child-targeted food and beverage products in two policy environments in Canada in 2016 and 2019

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Background The food industry advertises unhealthy foods intended for children which in turn fosters poor diets. This study characterized advertising expenditures on child-targeted products in Canada and compared these expenditures between Quebec, where commercial advertising to children under 13 is restricted, and the rest of Canada, where food advertising to children is self-regulated. Methods Advertising expenditures data for 2016 and 2019 for 57 select food categories and five media channels were licensed from Numerator. Products and brands targeted to children were identified based on their nature and the advertising techniques used to promote them. Advertising expenditures were classified as healthy/unhealthy using Health Canada’s nutrient profile model. Expenditures per child capita aged 2–12 years were calculated and expenditures from 2016 were adjusted for inflation. Advertising expenditures were described by media, food category, year, and geographic region. Results Overall, $57.2 million CAD was spent advertising child-targeted products in Canada in 2019. Television accounted for 77% of expenditures followed by digital media (18%), and the food categories with the highest expenditures were candy/chocolate (30%) and restaurants (16%). The totality of expenditures (99.9%-100%) in both Quebec and the rest of Canada in 2016 and 2019 were considered ‘unhealthy’. Across all media channels (excluding digital), advertising expenditures were 9% lower in 2019 versus 2016. Advertising expenditures per capita were 32% lower in Quebec ($9.40/capita) compared to the rest of the country ($13.91/capita). Conclusion In Canada, millions are spent promoting child-targeted products considered inappropriate for advertising to children. While per capita advertising expenditures for these products are lower in Quebec compared to the rest of Canada, they remain high, suggesting that Quebec’s commercial advertising restrictions directed to children are likely not sufficiently protecting them from unhealthy food advertising.

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Advertising expenditures on child-targeted food and beverage products in two policy environments in Canada in 2016 and 2019

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“…Alan yazını incelediğimizde çocuk dergileri ile ilgili uluslararası ve ulusal birçok çalışmaya rastlamak mümkündür (Ağan, 2019;Aksüt, 2021;Alabaş ve Kamer, 2016;Alabay, Can, Kandemir ve Güney, 2018;Chapman, Fairchild & Morgan, 2014;Dedeoğlu vd., 2011;Gezmen, 2019;Kurniawan, Waluyo, Suwandi & Setiawan, 2018;Jones & Reid, 2009;Morrow & Lesnick, 2001;Rea, 2018;Sarıkaya, 2018;Yıldırım, 2020). Morrow ve Lesnick (2001), çocuk dergilerindeki eğitsel değerler isimli çalışmalarında, öğretmenlerin büyük çoğunluğunun sınıfında dergilerin yer aldığını ve ders içeriklerini hazırlarken sıklıkla bu dergilerden faydalandıklarını bulgulamıştır.…”

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The Evaluation of Preschool Children’s Magazine the “Meraklı Minik” in Terms of Values Education

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BAYRAK

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“…While the extent of food advertising to children on television has been a focus of several studies worldwide (20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30) , including Slovenia (31) , the advertising of foods in children's and teens' magazines (CTM) has received much less attention (32) . While risks of misleading advertising exist in all types of media, such risks are of great concern in print media where the line between editorial content and advertising can be quite blurred (11,33,34) . This makes children even more vulnerable to the effects of advertising as they are typically unable to properly distinguish editorial and marketing content (35) .…”

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Trends in marketing foods to children in Slovenian magazines: a content analysis

Lavriša

Erjavec

Pravst

2018

Public Health Nutr.

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ObjectiveFood marketing is an important factor influencing children’s food preferences. In Slovenia the use of magazines is widespread among children. We investigated food advertising in children’s and teens’ magazines (CTM) in 2013 and 2017. The penetration of food advertising was compared with magazines targeting the adult population.DesignA repeated cross-sectional study. Magazines were searched for branded food references (BFR). All BFR were categorised and evaluated using the WHO Europe nutrient profile model.SettingSlovenia.SubjectsAll issues of CTM and a selected sample of issues of adult-targeting magazines and newspapers published in Slovenia in 2013 and 2017.ResultsOne hundred and seventy-five issues of CTM (ninety-two in 2013, eighty-three in 2017) and 675 issues of adult-targeted magazines and newspapers were analysed (345 in 2013, 330 in 2017). In 2017, food advertising in CTM dropped notably but the opposite was found for adult-targeted magazines. Regular advertisements dominated in 2017 in CTM, while in 2013, 83 % of BFR types were games/puzzles, competitions and product placements. Chocolate and confectionery were the most advertised in CTM and food supplements in adults’ magazines. Most foods in CTM were classed as ‘not permitted’ in both years (98 % in 2013 and 100 % in 2017).ConclusionsThe advertisements in CTM still mostly refer to unhealthy foods. The extent of food advertising has dropped considerably since 2013. On the contrary, food advertising in printed media targeting adults has increased, chiefly referring to food supplements and foods that do not pass the WHO Europe nutrient profile model criteria.

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Food references in UK children's magazines — an oral health perspective

Cited by 6 publications

References 20 publications

Advertising expenditures on child-targeted food and beverage products in two policy environments in Canada in 2016 and 2019

Advertising expenditures on child-targeted food and beverage products in two policy environments in Canada in 2016 and 2019

The Evaluation of Preschool Children’s Magazine the “Meraklı Minik” in Terms of Values Education

Trends in marketing foods to children in Slovenian magazines: a content analysis

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