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The association between BMI development among young children and (un)healthy food choices in response to food advertisements: a longitudinal study

Overview of attention for article published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, February 2016
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Title
The association between BMI development among young children and (un)healthy food choices in response to food advertisements: a longitudinal study
Published in
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, February 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12966-016-0340-7
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Frans Folkvord, Doeschka J. Anschütz, Moniek Buijzen

Abstract

Previous studies have focused on the acute effects of food advertisements on the caloric intake of children; however, the long-term effects of this food cue reactivity on weight gain have not been examined. The main aim of this study was to explore if reactivity to food cues in an advertisement was associated with weight status two years later. Children wo had previously taken part in an experiment investigating the impact of advergames on food intake had their height and weight re-measured two years later, for assessment of body mass index (BMI). A within-subject design was used to test the associations between food choices and BMI over time. In the previous experiment, children played an advergame that promoted energy-dense snacks, fruit, or nonfood products, or did not play an advergame (control condition). After playing the game, the free intake of energy-dense snacks and fruits was measured. Children who ate more apple after playing an advergame promoting energy-dense snacks had a lower BMI two years later. Consumption of energy-dense snacks after playing an advergame promoting energy-dense snacks was not associated with BMI two years later. In other condition, no association was found between food intake and BMI after two years . The findings suggest that coping with environmental cues that trigger unhealthy eating behavior is associated with the body mass index of young children two years later. This might imply that learning to respond to food cues by choosing healthy options might prevent children from excessive weight gain. This trial was registered at as ISRCTN17013832 .

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Unknown 219 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 38 17%
Student > Master 36 16%
Student > Ph. D. Student 20 9%
Researcher 19 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 11 5%
Other 38 17%
Unknown 57 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 36 16%
Medicine and Dentistry 30 14%
Psychology 20 9%
Social Sciences 17 8%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 11 5%
Other 43 20%
Unknown 62 28%
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