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
#notforkids: alcohol, vaping, and cannabis marketing by social media influencers popular with children and adolescents on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok and policy implications.
Potvin Kent M, Bagnato M, Pritchard M, Amson A, Remedios L, Sabir S, Gillis G, Pauzé E, Vergeer L, Vanderlee L, White CM, Hammond D.
The association between exposure to food marketing and dietary intake among youth in six countries.
Vergeer L, Gillis G, Rynard VL, Vanderlee L, White CM, Nieto C, Hammond D, Potvin Kent M. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Disparities in children’s sports participation and food advertising exposure in amateur sports settings in Canada.
Pauzé E, Roy-Gagnon MH, Mah CL, Vanderlee L, White C, Hammond D, Potvin Kent M. Health Promotion International 2025; 40(4):daaf107.
Public support for unhealthy food marketing policies in Australia: a cross-sectional analysis of the International Food Policy Study 2022.
Gomez-Donoso C, Kelly B, Martino F, Cameron AJ, Richte A, Sacks G, Vanderlee L, White CM, Hammond D, Backholer K. Australian and New Zealand Journal
Beyond the screen: Exploring the dynamics of social media influencers, digital food marketing, and gendered influences on adolescent diets.
Amson A, Bagnato M, Remedios L, Pritchard M, Sabir S, Gillis G, Pauzé E, White C, Vanderlee L, Hammond D, Potvin Kent M. PLOS Digital
The impact of exposure to sugary drink marketing on youth brand preference and recall: a cross-sectional and multi-country.
Remedios L, Roy-Gagnon MH, Vanderlee L, Potvin Kent M, Hammond D. BMC Public Health 2024; 24(1):3275. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20770-9.
Children’s self-reported exposure to sugary beverage advertisements and association with intake across six countries before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a repeat cross-sectional study
Demers-Potvin E, Lemieux S, Acton RB, Penney TL, Sacks G, White CM, White M, Hammond D, Vanderlee L. BMC Public Health 2024; 24(1):2787.
#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.
