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Adachi-Mejia, Anna M.; Sutherland, Lisa A.; Longacre, Meghan R.; Beach, Michael L.; Titus-Ernstoff, Linda; Gibson, Jennifer J.; Dalton, Madeline A. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2011
Objective: This study examined the relationship between adolescent weight status and food advertisement receptivity. Design: Survey-based evaluation with data collected at baseline (initial and at 2 months), and at follow-up (11 months). Setting: New Hampshire and Vermont. Participants: Students (n = 2,281) aged 10-13 in 2002-2005. Main Outcome…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Advertising, Physical Activity Level
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Kalich, Karrie A.; Bauer, Dottie; McPartlin, Deirdre – Young Children, 2009
The preschool years are a critical period for the development of food preferences and lifelong eating habits. Between the ages of 2 and 5, children become increasingly responsive to external cues, such as television commercials that use popular cartoon characters to advertise foods, candy in supermarket checkout aisles, and fast-food restaurants…
Descriptors: Cues, Role Models, Food, Young Children
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Clugston, Richard; Calder, Wynn – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2007
This article argues that food issues are an appropriate, if not necessary, topic for education for sustainable development (ESD) both in terms of teaching and institutional practice. The first section summarises critical topics for a school or university course on food. The second section cites two examples of university efforts--at the University…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Environmental Education, Higher Education, Food