ArticleAsia-Pacific journal of public health2016
Content Analysis of Food and Beverages Advertisements Targeting Children and Adults on Television in Sri Lanka.
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- Measuring the Power of Food Marketing to Children: a Review of Recent Literature.Current nutrition reports · 2019Pooled it
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- Food environment research is needed to improve nutrition and well-being in Asia and the Pacific.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Dietary diversity and food intake of urban preschool children in North-Western Sri Lanka.Maternal & child nutrition · 2020Article
- The extent, nature, and nutritional quality of foods advertised to children in Lebanon: the first study to use the WHO nutrient profile model for the Eastern Mediterranean Region.Food & nutrition research · 2019Article
- Nutrition and diabetes in South Asia.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2018Review
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introductionFood marketing is one of the main factors in the increase in childhood obesity. The objective is to compare the strategies used for promotion of food and beverages advertisements on Sri Lankan television for children and adults.
methodAmong 16 analog television channels in Sri Lanka, 50% of the channels were selected randomly after stratifying according to language. Recording was during weekdays and weekends. In total, 95 different food and beverages advertisements were analyzed irrespective of the channel.
resultsAmong all food and beverages-related advertisements, 78% were child focused, and among these 74% claimed health benefits. A statistically significant difference was found in terms of implications related to nutrition or health (P < .05). None of the advertisements contained disclaimers. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The Ministry of Health needs to pursue all food and beverages-focused advertisements for policy formulation and implementation.
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