UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health

Full citation: Puhl RM, Himmelstein MS, Gorin AA, Suh YJ. Missing the target: including perspectives of women with overweight and obesity to inform stigma-reduction strategies. Obes Sci Pract. 2017;3(1):25-35. https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.101

Full citation: Schwartz MB. Moving Beyond the Debate Over Restricting Sugary Drinks in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Am J Prev Med. 2017;52(2 Suppl 2):S199-S205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2016.09.022

Full citation: Pearl RL, Puhl RM, Dovidio JF. Can Legislation Prohibiting Weight Discrimination Improve Psychological Well-Being? A Preliminary Investigation. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy. 2017;17(1):84-104. https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.12128

Although time spent watching TV did not increase, children and adolescents viewed more television food and beverage advertisements in 2012 than in 2008. This increase was due primarily to an increase in the number of ads aired per hour of TV viewing, according to a new study from the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut.

Selling look-alike Smart Snacks in schools confuses students and parents. This handout explains findings of Rudd Center research, which shows how students are being tricked and how companies are still promoting their junk food brands in schools.

Full citation: Fleming-Milici F, Harris JL. Television food advertising viewed by preschoolers, children and adolescents: contributors to differences in exposure for black and white youth in the United States. Pediatr Obes. 2018;13(2):103-110. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.12203

Using data from Baby Food FACTS, this infographic depicts total advertising spending in 2015 and the proportion of total advertising dollars spent on certain types of products.

Using data from the Rudd Center’s Baby Food FACTS report, this infographic shows common marketing messages on baby & toddler snacks and reveals the real ingredients in these products.

Baby Food FACTS from the UConn Rudd Center examines the products and marketing of food and drinks for children younger than age 3. This infographic depicts ad spending for toddler drinks on Spanish language television in 2015, as well as the amount of added sweeteners in popular products.