Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

  • identify and analyse the importance of food in various aspects of children’s and young people’s lives
  • understand the impact of food marketing on children from pre-schoolers to teenagers
  • critically discuss the idea of whether it is up to individuals to make ‘healthy choices’ when it comes to food
  • analyse the need for a rights-based approach to children, young people and food.

    • OpenLearn - Children and young people: food and food marketing
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