...Amanda Nascimento; Giovanna Fiates Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate television viewing habits of children from low-income families, their consumption of fruits, vegetables and snacks, as well as their spending habits. Design/methodology/approach – 11 focus groups were...

...Futoshi Kobayashi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between daily television (TV) viewing duration and weekly fast food consumption of Japanese high school students. Design/methodology/approach The total of 325 Japanese high school students from Miyazaki...

...Futoshi Kobayashi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between daily television viewing duration and weekly fast food intake of American and Japanese college students. Design/methodology/approach From the archival database of lifestyle study (Kobayashi, 2007...

..., the “prime‐time diet” has comprised mostly low nutrient density foods that are promoted by slender, healthy actors. If television programming can influence the dietary, exercise, and other health behaviors of children and teens thereby increasing health risks, it is vital that nutrition educators know...

...Roger Dickinson Describes the background to and main findings from a three‐year MAFF‐funded research project on the role of television in the food choices of young people. The project examined the nature and extent of television’s portrayal of food and eating and investigated young people’s...

...Roger Dickinson; Simon Leader Describes the main research objectives and reports on some findings from a Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF)‐funded research project on the role of television in food choice, currently in its second year. Begins by outlining the rationale for the study...

...Amanda Ursell Describes the experience of being a dietitian in the media, getting into television, the experiences encountered once in, and advice and tips for those approached to do similar work. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Diet Media Nutrition Professionals Television NUTRITION & FOOD...