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  1. Article ; Online: Is it ethical to advertise unhealthy foods to children?

    Boyland, E

    The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

    2023  Volume 82, Issue 3, Page(s) 234–240

    Abstract: The marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages (hereafter: food) high in fats, salt and/or sugar (HFSS) has been strongly implicated in the rising levels of childhood obesity worldwide. Multiple ethical concerns arise from the practice of exposing ... ...

    Abstract The marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages (hereafter: food) high in fats, salt and/or sugar (HFSS) has been strongly implicated in the rising levels of childhood obesity worldwide. Multiple ethical concerns arise from the practice of exposing children to such marketing and efforts to monitor and restrict it through regulatory policies. There is considerable evidence that exposure to powerful food marketing messages affects children's food behaviours in ways that are detrimental to good dietary health. Children are particularly vulnerable to being exploited and deceived by food marketing messages based on their cognitive and developmental immaturity. HFSS food marketing also affects numerous child rights enshrined within the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (of which the UK is a signatory) including the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health. The debate has become somewhat polarised between the public health community's evidence-based assertion that all marketing is inherently exploitative and the rebuttal from food and marketing industry stakeholders that provided the marketing is 'accurate and truthful' and there is no ethical need to regulate. This polarisation is reflected in the complexity of policymaking decisions regarding the rationale for mandatory government-led policies or industry self-regulation. There are also ethical considerations inherent in the monitoring of children's food marketing exposure, particularly in the digital sphere, by researchers for the purposes of informing policy design, scope and implementation. This review paper will explore the latest evidence on these issues and consider the implications for public health research, policy, and practice.
    MeSH term(s) Child ; Humans ; Pediatric Obesity/etiology ; Pediatric Obesity/prevention & control ; Food ; Beverages ; Marketing ; Diet ; Food Industry ; Television
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 391142-1
    ISSN 1475-2719 ; 0029-6651
    ISSN (online) 1475-2719
    ISSN 0029-6651
    DOI 10.1017/S0029665123000010
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  2. Article ; Online: Towards effective restriction of unhealthy food marketing to children: unlocking the potential of artificial intelligence.

    Olstad, Dana Lee / Boyland, Emma

    The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity

    2023  Volume 20, Issue 1, Page(s) 61

    Abstract: ... marketing on television relative to pre-policy. Banning advertisements for all 'high-in' products (i.e ...

    Abstract The World Health Organization recommends that member states enact policies to limit unhealthy food marketing to children. Chile enacted relatively stringent laws that restrict unhealthy food marketing to children in two phases, beginning in 2016. Dillman-Carpentier and colleagues examined the incremental effectiveness of the first and second phases of Chile's policy in limiting children's exposure to unhealthy food marketing on television relative to pre-policy. Banning advertisements for all 'high-in' products (i.e., those that exceeded thresholds for energy, saturated fats, sugars and/or sodium) during the daytime (phase 2) was more effective in reducing children's exposure to unhealthy food marketing on television than only banning 'high-in' marketing during programs with large child audiences (phase 1). These findings underscore the importance of implementing comprehensive policies that reduce children's exposure to all marketing for unhealthy foods-not simply that which targets them directly-to better protect them from its negative impacts. However, although policies in Chile and other nations have reduced children's exposure to unhealthy food marketing in broadcast media, it is not clear whether such policies have meaningfully reduced children's overall food marketing exposures. This is partly due to the challenges of studying children's digital food marketing exposures, which are an increasingly important source of unhealthy food marketing. To address these methodologic gaps, several research teams are developing artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled systems to assess food marketing to children on digital media and support efforts to monitor compliance with policies that restrict this marketing. These and other AI systems will be essential to comprehensively and systematically study and monitor food marketing to children on digital media internationally and at scale.
    MeSH term(s) Child ; Humans ; Advertising ; Artificial Intelligence ; Internet ; Food Industry ; Food ; Marketing ; Television ; Beverages
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-26
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 2134691-4
    ISSN 1479-5868 ; 1479-5868
    ISSN (online) 1479-5868
    ISSN 1479-5868
    DOI 10.1186/s12966-023-01458-6
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  3. Article ; Online: Food and non-alcoholic beverage marketing via Fortnite streamers on Twitch: A content analysis.

    Evans, Rebecca / Christiansen, Paul / Masterson, Travis / Barlow, Georgia / Boyland, Emma

    Appetite

    2024  Volume 195, Page(s) 107207

    Abstract: ... influencers (i.e., streamers) play videogames. No studies have explored food cues within the streamed content ... per hour) were coded for exposure (e.g., display type, healthfulness) and power (e.g., presentation) using ...

    Abstract Food and non-alcoholic beverage (hereafter: food) marketing is prevalent in digital media and predominantly for foods high in fats, salt and/or sugar (HFSS). However, little is known about food marketing in videogame livestreaming platforms - a hybridisation of social and gaming media where individuals can watch influencers (i.e., streamers) play videogames. No studies have explored food cues within the streamed content or content likely to be viewed by adolescents. The current study analysed the food cues in Twitch (the leading videogame livestreaming platform) videos (n = 52, 52h) uploaded to the platform during October 2020-September 2021 by influencers likely to be popular with adolescents. Food cues (n = 133, 2.56 per hour) were coded for exposure (e.g., display type, healthfulness) and power (e.g., presentation) using a World Health Organization (WHO) protocol and the UK Nutrient Profile Model. The majority (70.7%) of cues were HFSS, with energy drinks being the most featured food category (62.4%). Most cues were branded (80.5%) and featured as either product placement (44.4%) or a looping image (40.6%). Influencers were more likely to consume healthy (88.5%) than HFSS items (33.4%). The mean duration of each food cue was 20 min and 25 s per hour. Only 2.3% of cues had an advertising disclosure. This study provides the first empirical assessment of food cues on Twitch in livestreamed content likely to be popular with adolescents and has implications for digital food marketing policy development.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Humans ; Internet ; Food ; Beverages ; Marketing/methods ; Advertising ; Energy Drinks ; Social Media
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1461347-5
    ISSN 1095-8304 ; 0195-6663
    ISSN (online) 1095-8304
    ISSN 0195-6663
    DOI 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107207
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  4. Article ; Online: Associations between everyday exposure to food marketing and hunger and food craving in adults: An ecological momentary assessment study.

    Boyland, Emma / Spanakis, Panagiotis / O'Reilly, Connor / Christiansen, Paul

    Appetite

    2024  Volume 196, Page(s) 107241

    Abstract: Food marketing in television and digital media negatively affects appetitive sensations and eating behaviour in children, but effects are less well understood for outdoor food advertising and adults. This research used Ecological Momentary Assessment ( ... ...

    Abstract Food marketing in television and digital media negatively affects appetitive sensations and eating behaviour in children, but effects are less well understood for outdoor food advertising and adults. This research used Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) to explore associations between exposures to food advertising in various contexts (television, digital, outdoors) and adults' hunger and craving for highly advertised food categories. Over one week, participants provided ratings of cravings for types of food (fast food, soft drinks, snacks/confectionery, other) and hunger on a smartphone app up to six times per day when they saw a food advertisement (reactive assessment) and at random intervals (random assessment). Fifty-four participants (70.4 % female; 21.24 ± 3.84 years) provided 1223 assessments (24.7 % reactive, 75.3 % random). Data were analysed in R using multilevel multivariable linear regression models. Participants reported feeling hungrier (X
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Child ; Humans ; Female ; Male ; Craving ; Hunger ; Ecological Momentary Assessment ; Internet ; Food ; Marketing ; Snacks ; Television
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1461347-5
    ISSN 1095-8304 ; 0195-6663
    ISSN (online) 1095-8304
    ISSN 0195-6663
    DOI 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107241
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  5. Article ; Online: Lifestyle Factors Counteract the Neurodevelopmental Impact of Genetic Risk for Accelerated Brain Aging in Adolescence.

    Petrican, Raluca / Fornito, Alex / Boyland, Emma

    Biological psychiatry

    2023  Volume 95, Issue 5, Page(s) 453–464

    Abstract: Background: The transition from childhood to adolescence is characterized by enhanced neural plasticity and a consequent susceptibility to both beneficial and adverse aspects of one's milieu.: Methods: To understand the implications of the interplay ... ...

    Abstract Background: The transition from childhood to adolescence is characterized by enhanced neural plasticity and a consequent susceptibility to both beneficial and adverse aspects of one's milieu.
    Methods: To understand the implications of the interplay between protective and risk-enhancing factors, we analyzed longitudinal data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study (n = 834; 394 female). We probed the maturational correlates of positive lifestyle variables (friendships, parental warmth, school engagement, physical exercise, healthy nutrition) and genetic vulnerability to neuropsychiatric disorders (major depressive disorder, Alzheimer's disease, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia) and sought to further elucidate their implications for psychological well-being.
    Results: Genetic risk factors and lifestyle buffers showed divergent relationships with later attentional and interpersonal problems. These effects were mediated by distinguishable functional neurodevelopmental deviations spanning the limbic, default mode, visual, and control systems. More specifically, greater genetic vulnerability was associated with alterations in the normative maturation of areas rich in dopamine (D
    Conclusions: Our results underscore the importance of educational involvement and healthy nutrition in attenuating the neurodevelopmental sequelae of genetic risk factors. They also underscore the importance of characterizing early-life biomarkers associated with adult-onset pathologies.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Adolescent ; Humans ; Female ; Child ; Depressive Disorder, Major/genetics ; Brain ; Risk Factors ; Aging ; Life Style
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-29
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 209434-4
    ISSN 1873-2402 ; 0006-3223
    ISSN (online) 1873-2402
    ISSN 0006-3223
    DOI 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.06.023
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  6. Article ; Online: Ultra-processed food and non-communicable diseases in the United Kingdom: A narrative review and thematic synthesis of literature.

    Henney, Alex E / Gillespie, Conor S / Alam, Uazman / Hydes, Theresa J / Boyland, Emma / Cuthbertson, Daniel J

    Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity

    2024  Volume 25, Issue 4, Page(s) e13682

    Abstract: The social and economic constructs of the United Kingdom (UK) provide a fertile food environment for the dramatic expansion in the ultra-processed food (UPF) market, driving increased UPF consumption. This has coincided with the significant increase in ... ...

    Abstract The social and economic constructs of the United Kingdom (UK) provide a fertile food environment for the dramatic expansion in the ultra-processed food (UPF) market, driving increased UPF consumption. This has coincided with the significant increase in the incidence and prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, with an inherent impact on morbidity and mortality. Our review aims to assess the current epidemiological and public health trends in the United Kingdom, specifically examining consumption of UPFs and subsequent development of NCDs, summarizing existing meta-analytical and experimental approaches. First, we address important socioeconomic and psychosocial domains that may contribute to increased availability and consumption of UPF. Additionally, we explore the putative mechanistic basis for the association between UPFs and NCDs: partly attributable to their energy density, the macro- and micronutrient composition (including high refined carbohydrate, saturated, and trans fats composition, in addition to low fiber and protein content), and artificially engineered additives and other compounds that adversely affect health in inadequately researched pathophysiological pathways. This review highlights the importance of promoting minimally processed diets to both clinical and political decision makers.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Food, Processed ; Noncommunicable Diseases/epidemiology ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/epidemiology ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/etiology ; Food Handling ; Fast Foods ; Diet ; United Kingdom/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2147980-X
    ISSN 1467-789X ; 1467-7881
    ISSN (online) 1467-789X
    ISSN 1467-7881
    DOI 10.1111/obr.13682
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  7. Article ; Online: Towards effective restriction of unhealthy food marketing to children

    Dana Lee Olstad / Emma Boyland

    International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    unlocking the potential of artificial intelligence

    2023  Volume 4

    Abstract: ... in’ products (i.e., those that exceeded thresholds for energy, saturated fats, sugars and/or sodium) during ...

    Abstract Abstract The World Health Organization recommends that member states enact policies to limit unhealthy food marketing to children. Chile enacted relatively stringent laws that restrict unhealthy food marketing to children in two phases, beginning in 2016. Dillman-Carpentier and colleagues examined the incremental effectiveness of the first and second phases of Chile’s policy in limiting children’s exposure to unhealthy food marketing on television relative to pre-policy. Banning advertisements for all ‘high-in’ products (i.e., those that exceeded thresholds for energy, saturated fats, sugars and/or sodium) during the daytime (phase 2) was more effective in reducing children’s exposure to unhealthy food marketing on television than only banning ‘high-in’ marketing during programs with large child audiences (phase 1). These findings underscore the importance of implementing comprehensive policies that reduce children’s exposure to all marketing for unhealthy foods—not simply that which targets them directly—to better protect them from its negative impacts. However, although policies in Chile and other nations have reduced children’s exposure to unhealthy food marketing in broadcast media, it is not clear whether such policies have meaningfully reduced children’s overall food marketing exposures. This is partly due to the challenges of studying children’s digital food marketing exposures, which are an increasingly important source of unhealthy food marketing. To address these methodologic gaps, several research teams are developing artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled systems to assess food marketing to children on digital media and support efforts to monitor compliance with policies that restrict this marketing. These and other AI systems will be essential to comprehensively and systematically study and monitor food marketing to children on digital media internationally and at scale.
    Keywords Unhealthy food marketing ; Children ; Policy ; Chile ; Artificial intelligence ; Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases ; RC620-627 ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMC
    Document type Article ; Online
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  8. Article ; Online: The impact of calorie labelling and proportional pricing on out of home food orders: a randomised controlled trial study using a virtual food and drink delivery app.

    Finlay, Amy / Boyland, Emma / Jones, Andrew / Witkam, Rozemarijn / Robinson, Eric

    The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity

    2023  Volume 20, Issue 1, Page(s) 112

    Abstract: Background: Mandatory calorie labelling in the out-of-home food sector was introduced in England in 2022, and menu pricing strategies that ensure cost is equivalent to portion size (proportional pricing) have been proposed as a policy to reduce obesity. ...

    Abstract Background: Mandatory calorie labelling in the out-of-home food sector was introduced in England in 2022, and menu pricing strategies that ensure cost is equivalent to portion size (proportional pricing) have been proposed as a policy to reduce obesity. Food delivery app-based platforms now contribute significantly to diet, and evidence suggests that those at a socioeconomic disadvantage may have greater exposure to unhealthy options on these platforms. However, public health policies to improve nutritional quality of food ordered from food delivery apps has received limited examination.
    Objective: This experimental study assessed the impact of calorie labelling and proportional pricing on item and meal size selection, calories ordered, and money spent when selecting food and drinks from three outlet types on a virtual delivery app.
    Methods: UK adult participants (N = 1126, 49% female), stratified by gender and education level completed an online study where they ordered items from three branded food and beverage outlets (coffee shop, sandwich outlet, fast food outlet) using a virtual delivery app. Participants were presented food and beverage options with vs. without calorie labels and with value (larger portions are proportionally cheaper) vs. proportional pricing.
    Results: Calorie labelling did not influence portion size selection for any outlets, but significantly reduced calories ordered from the coffee shop (-18.95kcals, 95% CI -33.07 to -4.84) and fast food outlet (-54.19kcals, 95% CI -86.04 to -22.33). Proportional pricing reduced the likelihood of choosing a larger beverage from the coffee shop (OR = 0.58, 95% CI 0.45 to 0.75), but was associated with increased calories ordered from the fast food outlet (51.25kcals, 95% CI 19.59 to 82.90). No consistent interactions were observed with participant characteristics, suggesting that effects of calorie labelling and pricing on outcomes were similar across sociodemographic groups.
    Conclusions: Calorie labelling on food delivery platforms may effectively reduce calories ordered. Proportional pricing may be useful in prompting consumers to select smaller portion sizes, although further research in real-world settings will now be valuable.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Humans ; Female ; Male ; Mobile Applications ; Beverages ; Energy Intake ; Fast Foods ; Food, Processed
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Randomized Controlled Trial ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2134691-4
    ISSN 1479-5868 ; 1479-5868
    ISSN (online) 1479-5868
    ISSN 1479-5868
    DOI 10.1186/s12966-023-01513-2
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  9. Article ; Online: Testing a conceptual Hierarchy of Effects model of food marketing exposure and associations with children and adolescents' diet-related outcomes.

    Kelly, Bridget / Boyland, Emma / Tatlow-Golden, Mimi / Christiansen, Paul

    Public health nutrition

    2023  Volume 27, Issue 1, Page(s) e10

    Abstract: Objective: Children's exposure to unhealthy food marketing contributes to poor diets by influencing the foods that children like, request, buy and consume. This study aimed to use confirmatory mediational analyses to test a hypothetical model of ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Children's exposure to unhealthy food marketing contributes to poor diets by influencing the foods that children like, request, buy and consume. This study aimed to use confirmatory mediational analyses to test a hypothetical model of marketing effects, to better understand the mechanisms behind food marketing's impacts on children.
    Design: Children responded to a cross-sectional online survey about their attitudes towards, and purchase and consumption behaviours of, ten frequently promoted food/beverage brands and their media use. Structural equation modelling tested
    Participants: 10-16-year-old children (
    Setting: Australia.
    Results: There was a significant positive correlation between children's commercial screen media use and their attitudes towards brands (related to perceived social norms) and their brand purchasing behaviours, including their own purchases and requests to parents. The use of strategies to avoid advertising in commercial screen media reduced but did not remove the association between media use and brand purchases. Other brand exposures (on clothing, outdoor advertising, sponsorships) had a positive association with children's perceived social norms about brands and their brand purchases and requests. Non-commercial screen media use was not associated with any brand-related outcomes.
    Conclusions: Commercial screen media use and other brand exposures were strongly positively associated with children's perceptions and purchasing behaviours of frequently marketed food/beverages. Regulations to restrict children's exposures to food marketing on-screen and through other media are required to reduce the effect of marketing exposure on children's food purchasing behaviours.
    MeSH term(s) Child ; Humans ; Adolescent ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Food Preferences ; Food ; Marketing ; Diet
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-07
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1436024-x
    ISSN 1475-2727 ; 1368-9800
    ISSN (online) 1475-2727
    ISSN 1368-9800
    DOI 10.1017/S1368980023002616
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  10. Article: Estimating global numbers of farmed fishes killed for food annually from 1990 to 2019.

    Mood, Alison / Lara, Elena / Boyland, Natasha K / Brooke, Phil

    Animal welfare (South Mimms, England)

    2023  Volume 32, Page(s) e12

    Abstract: Global farmed finfish production increased from 9 to 56 million tonnes between 1990 and 2019. Although finfishes are now widely recognised as sentient beings, production is still being quantified as biomass rather than number of individuals (in contrast ... ...

    Abstract Global farmed finfish production increased from 9 to 56 million tonnes between 1990 and 2019. Although finfishes are now widely recognised as sentient beings, production is still being quantified as biomass rather than number of individuals (in contrast to farmed mammals and birds). Here, we estimate the global number of farmed finfishes slaughtered using FAO aquaculture production tonnages (1990-2019 data) and estimates of individual weight at killing (determined from internet searches at species and country level where possible). We relate these numbers to knowledge on humane slaughter, animal welfare law, and certification schemes. Since 1990, farmed finfish numbers killed annually for food have increased nine-fold, to 124 billion (1.24 × 10
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 0962-7286
    ISSN 0962-7286
    DOI 10.1017/awf.2023.4
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