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Trends in children’s exposure to food and beverage advertising on television

JAMA Network Open

Peer-Reviewed Publication

JAMA Network

About The Study: In this repeated cross-sectional study of children’s exposure to food-related television advertisements, exposure via children’s programming decreased substantially. However, most advertisements seen were still for unhealthy products, and exposure from all programming remained substantial. Findings of more than 90% of advertising exposure not from children’s programming and more than 1,000 food-related advertisements seen per year suggest the need for government regulations based on time of day rather than programming. 

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Lisa M. Powell, PhD, email powelll@uic.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.29671)

Editor’s Note: Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, conflict of interest and financial disclosures, and funding and support.

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