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Health, Sports & Psychology
The Centre for Children and Young People’s Wellbeing at The Open University
Find out more about The Centre for Children and Young People's Wellbeing and what the research focuses on.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Nutritional psychiatry is the future of mental health treatment
It is time for medical education to take nutrition seriously argues Dr Joyce Cavaye, Senior Lecturer in the School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care at The Open University.
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Society, Politics & Law
Children are at risk from junk food advertisements on social media
Unethical online advertising is a significant factor in the growing child obesity crisis, says Mimi Tatlow-Golden, Amandine Garde and Elizabeth Handsley.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Obesity: balanced diets and treatment
The incidence of obesity is on the increase in affluent societies, and the phenomenon commands increasing attention from health professionals, legislators and the media. This free course, Obesity: balanced diets and treatment, looks at the science behind obesity, examining the dietary, physiological and genetic aspects of the topic.
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Education & Development
Know your junk food rules
Find out if you know your junk food advertising rules with our interactive video.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
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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Health, Sports & Psychology
Is it true that the poorer you are, the more likely you are to eat junk food?
New American research suggests that - perhaps aptly - there's an bulge in the middle of income strata when it comes to tucking into fast food.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
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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Health, Sports & Psychology
Top 5 things junk food marketers know about your child
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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Health, Sports & Psychology
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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Health, Sports & Psychology
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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Health, Sports & Psychology
Does Inside Out accurately capture the mind of an 11-year-old girl? A child psychologist weighs in
Is it enough to use Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust and Anger to portray a pre-pubescent child's behaviour?