Food appearances in children’s television programmes in Iceland
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Objective: Exposure to advertisements cannot fully explain the associations
between young children’s dietary intake and the time they spend in front of the
television. It is therefore of importance to study television content other than
advertisements in this aspect. The present study aimed to examine the nature and
extent of verbal and visual appearances of foods and beverages in children’s
television programmes on Icelandic public service television.
Design: A total of 27 h of children’s programmes (domestic and internationally
produced) were watched. All verbal and visual appearances of foods and
beverages were coded, as well as the context in which the foods/beverages were
discussed or appeared.
Setting: Children’s programmes on Icelandic public service television.
Subjects: Two food groups were of special interest for their importance from a
public health perspective: high-calorie and low-nutrient (HCLN) foods and fruits
and vegetables (F&V). The χ2 test and logistic regression were performed to
analyse if the occurrence of the two groups was associated with the context where
foods/beverages appeared.
Results: Of the 125 different programmes, a food or beverage appeared in 86 %. Of
the total food appearances (n 599), HCLN foods accounted for 26 % and F&V for
23 %. HCLN foods were presented as desirable by appearing more frequently with
child characters (P<0·01) than F&V.
Conclusions: Public service television has the potential to improve the way food
and eating is presented in children’s programmes, as young childhood is a critical
period for founding healthy habits for later life.
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Children, Television, Foods and beverages, Promotion, Food habits, Börn, Sjónvarpsefni, Matvæli, Drykkir, Matarmenning, Auglýsingar
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Olafsdottir, S., & Berg, C. (2017). Food appearances in children’s television programmes in Iceland. Public Health Nutrition, 20(16), 2920-2926. doi:10.1017/S1368980017001884