| Content analysis of children's television advertising in relation to dental health. | |
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PMID: 16341178 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This paper provides some disturbing facts and figures about the amount of television being watched by children. In addition, it reports on the volume and type of television advertising aimed at young people, both in the United Kingdom and other developed countries. In view of recent public and professional concern as to the possible adverse effects of food advertising on children's health, this study set out to examine what proportion of television advertisements, directed at children, promoted products potentially harmful to dental health. Forty-one hours of children's television programming broadcast on ITV1, the main UK commercial channel, were recorded on to videotape for subsequent analysis. Almost 1,000 adverts were analysed; each was timed and broadly categorised as relating to a food/drink product or non food/drink product. Advertisements for food and drink were further subdivided according to their sugar and/or acid content. We found that, on average, 24 adverts were shown per broadcast hour, which accounted for 15.8% of the total schedule time. 34.8% of adverts related to food/drink products, and 95.3% of these promoted products that were deemed potentially cariogenic or erosive. The most frequently promoted food/drink products included breakfast cereals with added sugar (26.3%), confectionery (23.7%) and non-carbonated soft drinks (18.1%). It is very concerning that, despite recent specific codes of practice outlined by the Independent Television Commission for Children's Advertising, many food and drink products promoted during children's programming are potentially damaging to dental health. |
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Authors:
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H D Rodd; V Patel |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: British dental journal Volume: 199 ISSN: 0007-0610 ISO Abbreviation: Br Dent J Publication Date: 2005 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-12-12 Completed Date: 2006-01-10 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7513219 Medline TA: Br Dent J Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 710-2; discussion 713 Citation Subset: D; IM |
Affiliation:
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Paediatric Dentistry, School of Clinical Dentistry, Sheffield, UK. h.d.rodd@sheffield.ac.uk |
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Acids
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adverse effects Advertising as Topic* Child Child, Preschool Dental Caries / etiology* Dietary Fats / adverse effects Dietary Sucrose / adverse effects Food* / adverse effects Great Britain Humans Oral Health Television* Tooth Erosion / etiology* |
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0/Acids; 0/Dietary Fats; 0/Dietary Sucrose |
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