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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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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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Know your junk food rules
Find out if you know your junk food advertising rules with our interactive video.
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Who's feeding the kids online? - Irish Heart Foundation PDF
Download a free PDF from the Irish Heart Foundation for more information on the topic.
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