There is an abundance of evidence that the presentation of unhealthy foods (UHFs) in
different media has the power to shape eating habits in children. Compared to this rich body …

While watching or playing with media, children are often confronted with food appearances.
These food portrayals might be a potential factor that affects a child's dietary behaviors. We …

Background In modern audiovisual media, children are confronted with an endless stream of
food advertising. Thus, companies can undermine parents' best efforts to feed their children …

Toy‐tied media (TTM) are promotional vehicles for toys and other merchandise depicting
featured characters. Across two studies, this research finds significant differences in plot …

Background: Entertainment media content is often mentioned as one of the roots of
children's unhealthy food consumption. This might be due to the high quantity of unhealthy …

Nutritional knowledge is an important cognitive facilitator that potentially helps children to
follow a healthy diet. Two main information agents influence children's development of …

The Illustrated Guide to the Content Analysis Research Project makes mass media research
more accessible through an informal and humorous student-centered approach. Author …

This study engages framing theory to examine how movies represent animal-based foods
such that children are socialized into eating them without question. Using a content analysis …

Objective Movies and TV programs directed to children contain food information that can
potentially negative influence their food consumption. The NOVA classification is a useful …

Cartoons are among the most consumed media products by children, especially those at a
young age. While branded food placements are not allowed in animated series, non …