The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity has risen substantially worldwide in
less than one generation. In the USA, the average weight of a child has risen by more than 5�…

Summary The Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region faces a major diet‐related
health problem accompanied by enormous economic and social costs. The shifts in diet are�…

Background: Several studies have assessed the effects of food and nonalcoholic beverage
(hereafter collectively referred to as food) advertising on food consumption, but the results of�…

Reduction in excess calories and improvement in dietary composition may prevent many
primary and secondary cardiovascular events. Current guidelines recommend diets high in�…

Background Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), fruit juice, and milk are components of
diet of major public health interest. To-date, assessment of their global distributions and�…

Reducing children's exposure to food marketing is an important obesity prevention strategy.
This narrative review describes current statutory regulations that restrict food marketing;�…

Background Attracted by their high economic growth rates, young and growing populations,
and increasingly open markets, transnational food and beverage corporations (TFBCs) are�…

Marketing of foods and beverages high in fat, sugar and salt are suggested to contribute to
poor dietary behaviours in children and diet‐related diseases later in life. This systematic�…

Background Unhealthy food marketing is a powerful determinant of unhealthy diets and
obesity among children. Although it is known that food marketers target young people on�…

Restricting children's exposures to marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages is a global
obesity prevention priority. Monitoring marketing exposures supports informed policymaking�…