Regulation of food marketing to children: are statutory or industry self-governed systems effective?

Affiliations

¹ 1Department of Psychological SciencesUniversity of LiverpoolEleanor Rathborne BuildingBedford Street SouthLiverpool, L69 7ZA,UK.
² 2Rudd Center for Food Policy & ObesityUniversity of ConnecticutOne Constitution Plaza, Suite 600Hartford, CT 06103,United States.

Editorial

Emma J Boyland et al. Public Health Nutr. 2017 Apr.

. 2017 Apr;20(5):761-764.

doi: 10.1017/S1368980017000465.

¹ 1Department of Psychological SciencesUniversity of LiverpoolEleanor Rathborne BuildingBedford Street SouthLiverpool, L69 7ZA,UK.
² 2Rudd Center for Food Policy & ObesityUniversity of ConnecticutOne Constitution Plaza, Suite 600Hartford, CT 06103,United States.

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