Public Opinion on Nutrition-Related Policies to Combat Child Obesity, Los Angeles County, 2011

We assessed public opinion on nutrition-related policies to address child obesity: a soda tax, restrictions on advertising unhealthy foods and beverages to children, and restrictions on siting fast food restaurants and convenience stores near schools. We analyzed data from 998 adults (aged ≥18 years...

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Autores principales: Simon, Paul A., Chiang, Choiyuk, Lightstone, Amy S., Shih, Margaret
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4049198/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24901796
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.140005
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description We assessed public opinion on nutrition-related policies to address child obesity: a soda tax, restrictions on advertising unhealthy foods and beverages to children, and restrictions on siting fast food restaurants and convenience stores near schools. We analyzed data from 998 adults (aged ≥18 years) in the 2011 Los Angeles County Health Survey. Support was highest for advertising restrictions (74%), intermediate for a soda tax (60%), and lowest for siting restrictions on fast food restaurants and convenience stores (44% and 37%, respectively). Support for food and beverage advertising restrictions and soda taxation is promising for future policy efforts to address child obesity.
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spelling pubmed-40491982014-06-17 Public Opinion on Nutrition-Related Policies to Combat Child Obesity, Los Angeles County, 2011 Simon, Paul A. Chiang, Choiyuk Lightstone, Amy S. Shih, Margaret Prev Chronic Dis Brief We assessed public opinion on nutrition-related policies to address child obesity: a soda tax, restrictions on advertising unhealthy foods and beverages to children, and restrictions on siting fast food restaurants and convenience stores near schools. We analyzed data from 998 adults (aged ≥18 years) in the 2011 Los Angeles County Health Survey. Support was highest for advertising restrictions (74%), intermediate for a soda tax (60%), and lowest for siting restrictions on fast food restaurants and convenience stores (44% and 37%, respectively). Support for food and beverage advertising restrictions and soda taxation is promising for future policy efforts to address child obesity. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-06-05 /pmc/articles/PMC4049198/ /pubmed/24901796 http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.140005 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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