Associations between exposure to digital food marketing and food consumption in adolescence: a cross-sectional study in an emerging country.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence regarding the link between digital food marketing and eating habits is lacking in the majority world, i.e., the world regions where most people live. This study sought to investigate (i) self-reported exposure to digital food marketing, (ii) associations between such exposure and socio-demographic characteristics, and (iii) associations between exposure and food consumption frequency among adolescents in a Latin American country (Uruguay).

Methods

A sample of adolescents aged between 11 and 19 years attending 29 public and 10 private high schools (n = 1542) was obtained through a cross-sectional survey using a stratified, two-stage cluster probability-based sampling approach. Participants filled out closed and open-ended questions about exposure to digita

SUBMITTER: Ares G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12486551 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature