Food marketing targeted to kids: a collaborative and policy oriented study in Argentina, Bolivia, Guatemala and Peru

Project: Research

Project Details

Description

This study will examine the sources of influence of food marketing in children and adolescents at different levels (Individual, social, physical, and society) in three countries in South America - Peru, Bolivia, Argentina - and one country in America Central - Guatemala, with the purpose of developing a multi-component research strategy for food advertising aimed at children, in order to promote policy changes to reduce childhood obesity.
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date1/05/1830/03/21

Funding

  • INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE (IDRC-CANADA).: PEN1,886,585.00

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities

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