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Nutrition Marketing On The Front-Of-Package: 2007-2014, Ana Elizabeth Hoffmann
Nutrition Marketing On The Front-Of-Package: 2007-2014, Ana Elizabeth Hoffmann
Masters Theses
Objective: The objectives of this research were to describe the proportion of packaged foods with front-‐of package nutrition marketing or marketing to children that were high in saturated fat, sodium, and/or sugar content, and to delineate changes in the proportions of these foods from 2007 to 2014.
Methods: Front-‐of-‐pack nutrition marketing, child marketing, and nutrient criteria from the Nutrition Facts Label on all packaged food items in a large Midwestern supermarket were recorded in 2007 (n = 5,500) and again in 2014 (n = 6,324). Products were coded as high/not high in saturated fat, sodium, and/or sugar according to agreed …