Adolescents' exposure to and evaluation of food promotions on social media: a multi-method approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Traditional food marketing, mostly involving advertisement of nutrient poor and energy dense foods, has the effect of enhancing attitudes, preferences, and increasing intake of marketed foods in adolescents, with detrimental consequences for health. While the use of social media applications in adolescents has proliferated, little is known about the content of food promotions within these applications. The aim of this study was to investigate adolescents' exposure to and evaluation of social media food promotions (SMFPs).

Methods

Australian adolescents aged 13-16 years joined one-on-one Zoom meetings with the researcher on the device they normally used for social media. Participants shared their screen and visited up to three of their favourite social media platfo

SUBMITTER: van der Bend DLM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9235222 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature