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Examining Differences in Children's Reported Exposure to Food Advertising in Amateur Sports Settings in Canada's 2 Policy Environments: A Cross-Sectional Study.
| Τίτλος: | Examining Differences in Children's Reported Exposure to Food Advertising in Amateur Sports Settings in Canada's 2 Policy Environments: A Cross-Sectional Study. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Pauzé E; Faculty of Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada., Mah CL; Faculty of Health, Healthy Populations Institute, School of Health Administration, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada., Taljaard M; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Hospital, and a professor, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada., Potvin Kent M; Faculty of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: monique.potvinkent@uottawa.ca. |
| Πηγή: | Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics [J Acad Nutr Diet] 2025 Oct; Vol. 125 (10), pp. 1494-1508.e5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Jun 24. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101573920 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2212-2672 (Print) Linking ISSN: 22122672 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Acad Nutr Diet Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: New York : Elsevier |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Advertising*/statistics & numerical data , Sports*/statistics & numerical data , Food Industry*/statistics & numerical data , Food*, Humans ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Child ; Male ; Female ; Adolescent ; Ontario ; Quebec ; Self Report ; Nutrition Policy |
| Περίληψη: | Background: Food marketing influences children's diet. Although food companies advertise to children via sports sponsorship, little research has examined this type of advertising. Objective: The aims of the study were to describe and compare children's self-reported exposure to food advertising in amateur sports settings in 2 Canadian policy environments, including Quebec (QC; where sponsorship-related advertising directed to children younger than 13 years is regulated) and Ontario (ON; where there are no regulations). It was hypothesized a priori that reported exposure to food advertising would be lower among children younger than 13 years in QC. Design: This was a cross-sectional online survey. Participants/setting: One thousand and twenty children aged 10 to 17 years living in ON and QC were recruited via a commercial panel from February to April 2023. Those who reported playing on a sports team outside of school (ON: n = 239; QC: n = 200) were included in the analysis. Main Outcome Measures: Children were asked to self-report exposure to food advertising when playing sports, including (1) signs, (2) branded sports equipment provided by their sports team, (3) branded awards, (4) free food, and (5) coupons or gift certificates. Analysis: Logistic regression analysis was used to examine differences in reported exposure between provinces after adjusting for socioeconomic status and child age, sex, and race. Interaction terms were included to examine differences between age groups within and between provinces. Results: The prevalence of reported exposure was highest for branded equipment (ON: 57%; QC: 44%) and signs (ON: 47%; QC: 43%), followed by branded prizes (ON: 30%; QC: 28%), free food (ON: 25%; QC: 27%), and coupons or gift certificates (ON: 26%; QC: 20%). The odds of reporting exposure to branded equipment were significantly lower among children in QC than those in ON (adjusted odds ratio 0.68; 95% CI, 0.46 to 0.99; P = .049). No other differences in reported exposure, including differences between children aged 10 to 12 years in QC and other children, were found to be statistically significant for the above outcomes. Conclusions: The study's findings suggest QC's advertising restrictions are not adequately protecting children from exposure to food advertising in amateur sports settings. (Copyright © 2025 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Brand marketing; Commercial determinants; Consumer Protection Act; Corporate social responsibility; Industry self-regulation; Philanthropy |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20250625 Date Completed: 20250920 Latest Revision: 20250920 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jand.2025.06.029 |
| PMID: | 40562173 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 2212-2672 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jand.2025.06.029 |