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Why is marketing of food and beverages a concern?
Why is marketing of food and beverages a concern?
Canada's Food Guide explains the importance of:
Canada's Food Guide explains the importance of:
the many forms marketing can take
how food marketing can affect your food choices
the benefits of being aware of food marketing
how to be aware of food marketing when making food choices
Limiting kids' exposure to marketing
why kids are susceptible to food marketing
the benefits of limiting kids' exposure to food marketing
how to limit kids' exposure to food marketing
Marketing is a sophisticated, big business, with millions of dollars spent on influencing food choices. These videos highlight the difficulty involved in making healthy choices when we are living in an environment where the healthy choice is often not the easy choice.
Marketing is a sophisticated, big business, with millions of dollars spent on influencing food choices. These videos highlight the difficulty involved in making healthy choices when we are living in an environment where the healthy choice is often not the easy choice.
Background Information & Evidence
Background Information & Evidence
This Primer from the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness explains the impacts of marketing on children and youth, identifies common marketing strategies and explains how to support efforts to address marketing in communities.
This report from Heart & Stroke examines how industry is marketing unhealthy food and beverages directly to children and youth, and how this is affecting their preferences, choices, relationships and health. Also, check out the Heart & Stroke position statement on Restricting Food and Beverage Marketing to Kids.
Advocacy & Legislation
Advocacy & Legislation
The Stop Marketing to Kids Coalition is a Canadian advocacy group for the restriction of food and beverage marketing to children.
Legislation
Legislation
Bill C-252 - Proposed Canadian legislation to prohibit food and beverage marketing directed at children.
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