Advertising of unhealthy foods and beverages around primary and junior high schools in Ghana’s most urbanized and populous region
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2022
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Frontiers in Public Health
Abstract
Introduction: The advertising of energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods and
beverages is a common feature in obesogenic food environments. Such
advertising, within and around settings where children live, learn, and play,
negatively and miscellaneous (including soup cubes, seasonings, and tea) products.
About 4% of food advertisements had only a product/brand name or logo
displayed. One out of two of the foods and beverages advertised were ultra-processed foods, 30% processed, 3% processed culinary ingredients, and
17% unprocessed or minimally processed foods. Sugar-sweetened beverages
were the most advertised food product type (32%). Promotional characters
were found on 14% of all food advertisements (most–69% were cartoons or
manufacturer’s characters), while 8% of all food advertisements had premium offers
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Research Article
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food environments, food advertising, unhealthy foods, schools, children, Ghana
Citation
Amevinya GS, Vandevijvere S, Kelly B, Afagbedzi SK, Aryeetey R, Adjei AP, Quarpong W, Tandoh A, Nanema S, Agyemang C, Zotor F, Laar ME, Mensah K, Laryea D, Asiki G, Holdsworth M and Laar A (2022) Advertising of unhealthy foods and beverages around primary and junior high schools in Ghana’s most urbanized and populous region. Front. Public Health 10:917456. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.917456