YouTube Influencers: A New Defense against Childhood Obesity?

Childhood obesity is a serious public health issue. While advertising on children's television has been established as a contributing factor to poor dietary habits, less is known regarding the influence of food promotions in social media. Thus, this 2-part exploratory study examined the content...

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Published in:Journal of food products marketing 2022-06, Vol.28 (5), p.211-227
Main Authors: Castonguay, Jessica, Messina, Nicole
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childhood obesity
Children
Diet
Evaluation
Food
healthy food
Influencer advertising
Obesity
persuasion knowledge model
Public health
Television
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