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Top 5 things junk food marketers know about your child

Updated Friday 21st July 2017
This article is a part of our Mind, Body, Media collection, and is filed under
Topic: Digital Literacy

Beware the junk food marketer with their hashtags, games and sponsored tweets! Here are the top 5 things junk food marketers know about your child. 

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Junk Food Marketing To Children Online

UK rules that ban marketing of junk foods to children and young people are weak. Why is this a problem?

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Your child's phone is a junk food marketer

UK rules that ban marketing of junk foods to children and young people are weak. So where do kids see junk food marketing online? Let's find out...

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Ads of our time – are teens susceptible to food ads in digital media?

The OU's Dr Mimi Tatlow-Golden discusses what psychology can tell us about teens’ susceptibility to food ads in digital media. 

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Marketing food to children and young people: Why it matters even more in the digital age
Marketing food to children and young people: Why it matters even more in the digital age

How food advertising and marketing can affect children and young people in the digital age

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Why ‘sugar-free’ is not recommended as a substitute for sugary drinks and foods

Should children be consuming artificial sweeteners? And, furthermore, what research supports or discourages the consumption of 'sugar-free' products?

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Know your junk food rules

Find out if you know your junk food advertising rules with our interactive video. 

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