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Your child's phone is a junk food marketer

Updated Friday, 21 July 2017

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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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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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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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

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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Your child's phone is a junk food marketer

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Junk Food Marketing To Children Online

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