Snack FACTS examines the nutritional quality and advertising for 90 snack food brands offered by 43 companies that were marketed to U.S. children and teens on TV, internet, and in schools in 2014. Researchers analyzed healthier snacks, including yogurt, fruit, and nuts, as well as unhealthy snacks, including sweet and savory snacks such as cookies, chips, and fruit snacks, comparing 2010 and 2014 when possible. The report also examines marketing targeted to Hispanic and black youth.
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Marlene Schwartz
Companies target unhealthy snack food advertising directly to black and Hispanic youth, and disparities in exposure compared with white nonHispanic youth have increased. Given that youth of color suffer from higher rates of obesity and other diet-related diseases, snack food advertising likely exacerbates health disparities affecting their communities. Snack FACTS examines the nutritional quality and advertising for 90 snack food brands offered by 43 companies that were marketed to U.S. children and teens on TV, internet, and in schools in 2014. This summary addresses targeted marketing data found within Snack FACTS.
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The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity and the University of Connecticut School of Medicine have developed an online Continuing Medical Education Course (CME) for health care providers to improve the quality of care for patients with overweight and obesity, and help reduce weight stigmatization in clinical settings.
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Full citation: Cravener TL, Schlechter H, Loeb KL, et al. Feeding Strategies Derived from Behavioral Economics and Psychology Can Increase Vegetable Intake in Children as Part of a Home-Based Intervention: Results of a Pilot Study. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2015;115(11):1798-1807. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2015.03.024
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School anti-bullying policies that clearly describe rules and expectations can help prevent bullying and encourage earlier reporting of bullying incidents by teachers, staff, and students. This document presents a comprehensive model policy to address school-based bullying, including key components that can help protect students with overweight or obesity who are at heightened risk for bullying in the school setting.
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Full citation: Elsey JW, Harris JL. Trends in food and beverage television brand appearances viewed by children and adolescents from 2009 to 2014 in the USA. Public Health Nutr. 2016;19(11):1928-1933. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980015003274
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Full citation: Schwartz MB, Henderson KE, Grode G, et al. Comparing Current Practice to Recommendations for the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Child Obes. 2015;11(5):491-498. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2015.0041
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Full citation: Schwartz MB, O’Connell M, Henderson KE, Middleton AE, Scarmo S. Testing Variations on Family-Style Feeding To Increase Whole Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among Preschoolers in Child Care. Child Obes. 2015;11(5):499-505. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2015.0038
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Full citation: Phelan SM, Puhl RM, Burke SE, et al. The mixed impact of medical school on medical students’ implicit and explicit weight bias. Med Educ. 2015;49(10):983-992. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.12770
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The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is successful in alleviating hunger and helping lower-income Americans afford enough calories, according to a study by the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut.