The concern over increasing rates of obesity and associated health issues have led to calls for solutions to the potentially unhealthy influence of television and food advertising on children's diets. Research demonstrates that children's food preferences are acquired through learning processes, and that these preferences have long-lasting effects on diet. We examined food preferences and eating behaviours among college students, and assessed the relative influence of two potential contributors: parental communication and television experience. In line with previous studies with children, prior television experience continued to predict unhealthy food preferences and diet in early adulthood, and perceived taste had the most direct relationship to both healthy and unhealthy diets. In addition, both television experience and parenting factors independently influenced preferences and diet. These findings provide insights into the potential effectiveness of alternative media interventions to counteract the unhealthy influence of television on diet, including nutrition education, parental communication and media literacy education to teach children to defend against unwanted influence, and reduced exposure to unhealthy messages.
Research Article: Abnormal and Behavioural Psychology
Research Article: Abnormal and Behavioural Psychology
Research Article: Abnormal and Behavioural Psychology
Research Article: Abnormal and Behavioural Psychology
Research Article: Abnormal and Behavioural Psychology
Research Article: Abnormal and Behavioural Psychology
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Research Article: Abnormal and Behavioural Psychology
Research Article: Abnormal and Behavioural Psychology
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