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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Food advertising on Australian television: Frequency, duration and monthly pattern of advertising from a commercial network (four channels) for the entire 2016 |
Author: | Smithers, L.G. Haag, D.G. Agnew, B. Lynch, J. Sorell, M. |
Citation: | Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2018; 54(9):962-967 |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Issue Date: | 2018 |
ISSN: | 1034-4810 1440-1754 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Lisa G Smithers, Dandara G Haag, Benjamin Agnew, John Lynch and Matthew Sorell |
Abstract: | Aim: To estimate the frequency, duration and monthly pattern of discretionary food advertising on Australian free-to-air television. Methods: We logged 30 000 h of television collected in Adelaide during 2016 from one network that has four channels. The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating was used to identify discretionary foods. Data were examined according to all times, to children’s peak viewing times (PVTs) and to when C-(children’s) rated programmes may be broadcast. Results: Of the >800 000 advertisements logged during 2016, 11% were for foods (n = 97 837). The most frequently advertised products were: snack foods (e.g. crisps), crumbed/battered meats, fast foods/take away meals and sweetened beverages. The frequency and duration of discretionary food advertising was 1.7 times/h and 0.5 min/h respectively at all times. During children’s PVTs, the frequency and duration of discretionary food advertising was 2.3 times/h and 0.7 min/h, respectively. When C-rated programmes can be broadcast, the frequency and duration of discretionary food advertising was 1.8 times/h and 0.6 min/h, respectively. Across the year, discretionary foods ranged between 41% (August) and 71% (January) of all food advertising. Conclusions: Discretionary foods dominate food advertising. On average, discretionary food advertising was higher during PVTs for children and during the summer school holidays (January). |
Keywords: | advertising child food and beverage television |
Rights: | © 2018 Paediatrics and Child Health Division (The Royal Australasian College of Physicians) |
DOI: | 10.1111/jpc.13929 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.13929 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 8 Electrical and Electronic Engineering publications |
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