Legal action against health claims on foods and beverages marketed to youth

L. Rutkow, J.S. Vernick, D.M. Edwards, S.O. Rodman and C.L. Barry

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 3, 450-456

Abstract: The prevalence of obesity among US children raises numerous health concerns. One pathway to reduce childhood obesity is by decreasing energy intake through the ingestion of fewer calories. Yet, food and beverage manufacturers often promote energydense items for children via varied health claims.

Keywords: advertising; beverage; caloric intake; child; child welfare; deception; food; human; law; legislation and jurisprudence; marketing; nutritional value; Pediatric Obesity; physiology; prevalence; product safety; standards; United States, Advertising as Topic; Beverages; Child; Child Welfare; Consumer Product Safety; Deception; Energy Intake; Food; Humans; Legislation, Food; Marketing; Nutritive Value; Pediatric Obesity; Prevalence; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302376

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