redwhine 10 #1 Posted August 22, 2017 Media Influence and Childhood Obesity How food advertising impacts children’s eating behaviour. It is essential to celebrate health and beauty at every size, shape and weight. Obesity, however, is a serious health condition that affects more than 42 million children worldwide. Rather than driven by personal choice, weight gain is closely linked to our environment. Media clearly affects our food choices, eating behaviours and exercise habits - and can be used for better or worse. Find out how food advertising impacts our eating behaviour - and how we can use this powerful influence to improve children’s diets! Laura has always had a passion for health and wellbeing - the health and wellbeing of individuals, communities and of our planet as a whole. Nutrition quickly became the focus of her career path and she worked as a health interventionist, cooking instructor and chef for a wide range of community and governemental projects. Working in clinics for children and adults affected by eating disorders including anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating and obesity gave Laura valuable insight into eating behaviour while completing her BSc Psychology and MSc Health Psychology in London. As a postgraduate researcher at University of Sheffield, Laura investigates ‘Media influence and Childhood Obesity’ http://sheffield.skepticsinthepub.org/Event.aspx/11321/Media-Influence-and-Childhood-Obesity https://www.facebook.com/events/1883524468556993/?acontext=%7B%22source%22%3A4%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D&source=4&action_history=null Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...