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Public attitudes to government intervention to regulate food advertising, especially to children
Author(s) -
Berry Narelle M.,
Carter Patricia,
Nolan Rebecca,
Dal Grande Eleonora,
Booth Sue
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
health promotion journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2201-1617
pISSN - 1036-1073
DOI - 10.1071/he16065
Subject(s) - public health , government (linguistics) , population health , intervention (counseling) , marketing , economic interventionism , food marketing , public opinion , public relations , business , advertising , public policy , health promotion , social marketing , health economics , promotion (chess) , environmental health , medicine , economic growth , political science , economics , nursing , linguistics , philosophy , politics , law
The World Health Organization has called on governments to implement recommendations on the marketing of foods and beverages to children. This study describes high public support for government intervention in marketing of unhealthy food to children and suggests more effort is needed to harness public opinion to influence policy development.