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Fighting Junk Food Marketing to Kids
BMSG, Berkeley Media Studies Group - eSocialSciences - 2010
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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008752776
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The New Age of Food Marketing: How Companies are Targeting and Luring our Kids — and What Advocates can do About it
BMSG, Berkeley Media Studies Group - eSocialSciences - 2012
Why should health advocates be concerned about the new marketing paradigm? Because young people's choices about what to eat and when are largely shaped by food and beverage marketing -- and these industries are now reaching our kids through a multitude of interactive devices and platforms,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945442
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The Rise of Obesity in Transition Economies: Theory and Evidence from the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey
Huffman, Sonya K; Rizov, Marian - eSocialSciences - 2010
This study integrates theoretical and empirical models to facilitate understanding of human obesity and the factors … contributing to rising obesity in Russia during the transition from a planned to a market economy. Recent individual level data … education are important determinants of obesity in Russia. Empirical results strongly support our model for production of health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008515133
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From Theory to Practice: Translating Research into Health Outcomes
Medicine, PLoS - eSocialSciences - 2008
Commenting on recent research articles which look at the potential health benefits of behaviour change, the PLoS Medicine Editors say that publication of the findings of such research is only one part of the behaviour-change process.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487837
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Women’s Malnutrition in India: The Role of Economic and Social Status
Dahiya, Shikha; Viswanathan, Brinda - eSocialSciences - 2014
This study has used India Human Development Survey, 2005 to study the factors influencing the Body Mass Index (BMI) of women between 20 to 40 years of age in India. BMI captures both undernutrition and over nutrition and a quantile regression model has been used to capture the differential...
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Children not included in "Inclusive‟ Budget: Where is the "Aam Bachcha†in the Budget, Mr FM?
HAQCRC, HAQ Centre for Child Rights - eSocialSciences - 2010
Finance Minister’s Pranab Mukherjee’s “inclusive†Budget 2010-11 does not include children, who are over 42 per … cent of the population. Out of every rupee spent in the budget, he has allotted only 4.63 paise to children. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008464833
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Drug Policy 1986
eSocialSciences - 2005
Drug Policy of 1986
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Modifications in Drug Policy 1986
eSocialSciences - 2005
Modifications to Drug Policy 1986
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Pharmaceutical Policy, 2002
eSocialSciences - 2005
Pharmaceutical Policy of 2002 covering issues of pricing, ,marketing, size of market, quality, production, investment, regulatory authority, monitoring, ethical issues
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009250530
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Not Just Mad Englishmen and a Dog: The Colonial Tuning of 'Music on Record', 1900-1908
Parthasarathi, Vibodh - eSocialSciences - 2010
practices shaping it; the popularisation of commodities and ideas through advertising and the meaning accorded to this 'new …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008504566