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Marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children
Development of recommendations on the marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages to children
MANDATE
World Health Assembly Resolution WHA60.23 on Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases: Implementation of the Global Strategy requested the Director-General "to promote initiatives aimed at implementing the global strategy with the purpose of increasing availability of healthy food and promoting healthy diets and healthy eating habits and to promote responsible marketing including the development of a set of recommendations on the marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages to children, in order to reduce the impact of foods high in saturated fats, trans-fatty acids, free sugars, or salt, in dialogue with all relevant stakeholders, including private sector parties, while ensuring avoidance of potential conflict of interest".
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Process for developing recommendations on the marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages to children
New publication:
The Extent, Nature and Effects of Food Promotion to Children: A Review of the Evidence to December 2008
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The Extent, Nature and Effects of Food Promotion to Children: A Review of the Evidence to December 2008 [pdf 1.22Mb]
This report is an update of a systematic review of the evidence commissioned by WHO in 2006 and summarizes evidence up until December 2008 on the global extent and nature of food promotion to children, and its effects on their food knowledge, preferences, behaviour and diet-related health outcomes.
Marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children:
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