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Healthy and unhealthy eating at lower secondary school in Norway
2010
Aims: To assess adolescents’ eating/drinking habits of a selection of healthy and unhealthy food items at school, variations in gender and socioeconomic status in these eating habits, and variations between the schools. Methods: A cross-sectional study among 2870 adolescents (mean age: 15.5 years) within the Fruits and Vegetables Make the Marks (FVMM) project. A survey questionnaire was completed by the pupils in the classroom in the presence of a trained project worker. One school lesson (45 minutes) was used to complete the questionnaire. A total of two healthy (fruit and vegetables (FV), water) and five unhealthy (candy and/or potato chips, sweet bakery, instant noodles, regular soft dr…
The Norwegian industry-led scheme restricting marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to children
2020
Abstract Issue The Norwegian food industry has implemented a self-regulatory scheme to restrict the marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children under the age of 13 years. In the period 2014-2019, the scheme has treated 77 complaints and made 126 assessments of planned marketing campaigns. Description The aim of the evaluation was to explore perceptions of the scheme through interviews with stakeholders from the industry, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and health authorities. Further, a survey among parents (n = 1117) with children under the age of 16 years was completed to map opinions on marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children. Results The stakeholders had…