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Studying and Documenting Industry Self-Regulation Strengths and Weaknesses in Addressing Food Marketing Practices that Contribute to Childhood Obesity

This project will examine the strengths and weaknesses of self-regulation in addressing food marketing practices that contribute to childhood obesity. Investigators will document the impact and effectiveness of the Children’s Advertising Review Unit (“CARU”) (the principal mechanism for self-regulation in this area) and the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (“Initiative”) (a recent development involving More

Date: September 2008

Resource Type: Grant Summary

Focus Areas: Food Marketing