children's obesity levels and pressure for more restrictive regulation of this advertising. The purpose of this article is to … that self-regulation is unsuitable for protecting children from harmful effects of food advertising, due mainly to … advertisers' overriding commercial interest in using advertising practices that are effective for encouraging children to consume …

markets. This paper analysis the effect of marketing strategies of such companies on young children. It also suggests some … methods to tackle the problem of junk-food adddiction and obesity. …

behaviors, in domains as varied as HIV/AIDS, drugs, alcohol, smoking, obesity, or early marriage prevention. This paper presents …

This study analyzes peer effects on childhood obesity using data from the first two waves of the IDEFICS study, which … applies several anthropometric and other measures of fatness to approximately 14,000 children aged two to nine participating … in both waves in 16 regions of eight European countries. Peers are defined as same-sex children in the same school and …

To reduce sugar intake in children, California regulates the provision of sugar-sweetened beverages and juice by child … care facilities. The regulation may reduce children's consumption of sugary beverages in the short run and weaken their … more juice for their children after child cares limit their juice provision, but such offsetting behavior disappears after …