Unhealthy food and beverage marketing to children on digital platforms in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children's exposure to unhealthy food and beverage marketing has a direct impact on their dietary preference for, and consumption of, unhealthy food and drinks. Most children spend time online, yet marketing restrictions for this medium have had slow uptake globally. A voluntary Children's and Young People's Advertising (CYPA) Code was implemented in Aotearoa, New Zealand (NZ) in 2017. This study explores the Code's limitations in protecting children from harmful food and beverage marketing practices on digital platforms accessible to children.

Methods

A cross-sectional content analysis of company websites (n = 64), Facebook pages (n = 32), and YouTube channels (n = 15) of the most popular food and beverage brands was conducted between 2019 and 2021 in NZ. Brands

SUBMITTER: Garton K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9773428 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature