An increasing number of countries are seeking to restrict marketing of unhealthy foods to young people. Our research has examined the impact of food marketing through a wide range of studies, including experimental studies testing promotional nutrient claims, advertisements, and the effect of novel policies regulating toy premiums in fast-food outlets.
Our research also includes large population-based surveys to estimate exposure to marketing of unhealthy foods among young people from various promotional sources. We are also evaluating the impact of novel policies restricting food marketing in countries such as Mexico and the United Kingdom.
Recent papers on food marketing
#junkfluenced: the marketing of unhealthy food and beverages by social media influencers popular with Canadian children on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok
Potvin Kent M, Bagnato M, Amson A, Remedios L, Pritchard M, Sabir S, Gillis G, Pauzé E, Vanderlee L, White C, Hammond D. International Journal
The impact of fast food marketing on brand preferences and fast food intake of youth aged 10-17 across six countries.
Bagnato M, Roy-Gagnon MH, Vanderlee L, Hammond D, Potvin Kent M. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:1436.
Examining differences in children and adolescents’ exposure to food and beverage marketing in Canada by sociodemographic characteristics: Findings from the International Food Policy Study Youth Survey, 2020.
Acton RB, Remedios L, Bagnato M, Potvin Kent M, Vanderlee L, White CM, Hammond D. Pediatric Obesity 2023; 18(6):e13028.
Screen time, social media use, and weight-change behaviors: Results from an international sample of adolescents.
Ganson KT, Nagata JM, Jones CP, Testa A, Jackson DB, Hammond D. Preventive Medicine 2023; 168:107450.
Adults’ exposure to unhealthy food and beverage marketing: a multi-country study in Australia, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Nieto C, Jáuregui A, Contreras-Manzano A, Potvin Kent M, Sacks G, White CM, Pauzé E, Vanderlee L, Thrasher JF, Barquera S, Hammond D. Tobacco Control
Adolescents’ media usage and self-reported exposure to advertising across six countries: implications for less healthy food and beverage marketing.
Demers-Potvin E, White M, Potvin Kent M, Nieto C, White CM, Zheng X, Hammond D, Vanderlee L. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e058913.
A comparison of self-reported exposure to fast food and sugary drinks marketing among parents of children across five countries.
Vanderlee L, Czoli CD, Pauzé E, Potvin Kent M, White CM, Hammond D. Preventive Medicine 2021; 147: 106521.
The impact of health warnings for sugar-sweetened beverages on consumer perceptions of advertising.
Hammond D, Acton R, Goodman S. Public Health Nutrition 2021; 24(14): 4737-4749.
The impact of a cartoon character on adults’ perceptions of children’s breakfast cereals: a randomized experiment.
Contreras-Manzano A, Jáuregui A, Nieto C, Hall M, Vargas-Meza J, Thrasher JF, Illescas-ZárateD, Barquera D, Hammond D. Nutrition Journal 2020; 19:43.
An experimental study on perceptions of energy drink ads among youth and young adults in Canada.
Wiggers D, Asbridge M, Baskerville NB, Reid JL, Hammond D. Appetite 2020; 146: 104505.
