Strengthening Global Legislative Actions to Protect Children from the Harmful Impacts of Unhealthy Food and Non-alcoholic Beverage Marketing

Abstract

Purpose of Review Drawing on current global food marketing policies and the academic literature, we illustrate why and how existing legislative approaches can be strengthened to better achieve the goal of protecting children from the harmful impacts of unhealthy food and non-alcoholic beverage marketing. Recent Findings Around the world, governments are starting to implement legislative actions to protect children from exposure to unhealthy food and non-alcoholic beverage marketing. However, the scope of these approaches is limited and unlikely to meet their objective of safeguarding children from harmful marketing practices. The key opportunities for strengthening legislative design include increasing the age threshold of a child to 18 years; the broadening of focus from ‘child-directed’ marketing to all marketing that children are exposed to; designing tailored regulations for multiple settings, media and techniques; strengthening underlying food classification systems; balancing a comprehensive approach with stepwise regulatory implementation; and strengthening monitoring and enforcement systems. Summary Our review and recommendations can aid policymakers when designing legislative approaches to protect children from the harmful impacts of unhealthy food and non-alcoholic beverage marketing.

Association between Water Intake and Abdominal Obesity: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2019–2021

“…1) Water (H2O) plays a crucial role in maintaining homeostasis and various physiological functions. 4) It constitutes the largest portion of the human body, comprising 60% of body weight, approximately 70% of muscle mass, and approximately 83% of blood. 4) Approximately 65% of the body's water is within cells, whereas 35% is outside cells, influenced by factors such as body temperature, exercise, heat exposure, diarrhea, skin burns, injury, and water intake.…”

“…4) It constitutes the largest portion of the human body, comprising 60% of body weight, approximately 70% of muscle mass, and approximately 83% of blood. 4) Approximately 65% of the body's water is within cells, whereas 35% is outside cells, influenced by factors such as body temperature, exercise, heat exposure, diarrhea, skin burns, injury, and water intake. 5) Also, different tissues have varying water contents, with muscles having higher levels and body fat having lower levels.…”