Youth exposure to unhealthy digital food marketing in relation to race/ethnicity and income adequacy in Canada
Youth of racial/ethnic minorities report more frequent exposure to digital food marketing, especially for unhealthy foods, than White youth in Canada. Differences were also observed between income groups. Comprehensive marketing regulations are needed to limit all youths' exposure to unhealthy digital food marketing.
Authors
- Dana Lee Olstad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9787-9952)
- Ashley Amson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6120-3173)
- Vivian Welch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5238-7097)
- Elise Pauzé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0493-0493)
- Monique Potvin Kent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5049-1106)
- Mariangela Bagnato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8184-8318)
- Laura Vergeer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3982-5002)
- Tim Ramsay
- Carolina Soto
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- Bruyère (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-025-01148-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16
Funders
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Public Health Agency
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé