Fran Fleming-Milici
@franflemingPhD
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I am researcher who studies food marketing to children, adolescents, and parents of young children. All opinions are my own.
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Joined May 2011
RT @UConnRuddCenter: #News: This week, the FTC issued warning letters to food industry groups and dietitian influencers for failing to clea….
theexamination.org
The agency said food and sugar industry trade groups and nutrition influencers failed to adequately disclose who was behind paid advertising.
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RT @lindseypsmith: Thrilled to be evaluating this innovative sugary drinks and ultraprocessed foods tax with the leadership of @LuisFernand….
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Thank you @jayneore @thatdarongirl for an excellent video detailing the various ways food and beverage marketers target kids in digital media.
washingtonpost.com
Weak rules and industry power have allowed ultra-processed products on the menu. Lunchables altered two of its products to meet federal school lunch standards.
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Great coverage of the mini-mart our colleagues at UNC created to test warning labels! @lindseypsmith @UConnRuddCenter .
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Great follow-up story on our new paper! Thanks.@mgodoyh.
npr.org
The platform banned food advertising, yet many videos viewed by millions of kids continue to showcase candy, soda and packaged snacks, likely affecting kids' food preferences, researchers say.
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YouTube child-influencer videos: 4 out of every 10 videos we analyzed contained branded food - mostly candy, snacks, sugary drinks and ice cream. Check out our new paper @RuddCenter
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Background Child health experts raise numerous concerns about the negative effects of children's exposure to unhealthy digital food marketing, including advertising and branded product placements...
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Food and beverage companies' efforts to address poverty and hunger hide the harms their products cause.
npr.org
As the marketing of soda and fast food ramps up around the world, the companies involved forge partnerships to help the poor. The new book 'Junk Food Politics' casts a critical eye at their efforts.
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RT @UConnRuddCenter: "So to set the record straight, we asked 10 of the top nutrition experts in the United States a simple question: What….
nytimes.com
We surveyed some of the country’s leading authorities to reveal the truth about fat, dairy, soy and more.
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RT @UConnRuddCenter: Candy brands don’t belong on cigarettes or alcohol, so why are they on energy drinks? . See why @TruthinAd and the UCO….
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RT @UConnRuddCenter: #DYK: Companies use a wide range of deceptive marketing tactics to convince kids to stay online and unknowingly give u….
nytimes.com
Children’s privacy and health experts pressed regulators to prohibit video games and social networks from using attention-hacking techniques on youngsters.
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RT @UConnRuddCenter: "The success of targeted advertising exacerbates existing inequalities around diet and diet-related diseases in Black….
theguardian.com
Advertising for fatty, salty and sugary food and drink is disproportionately aimed at Black and Hispanic children, teens and adults, a new study finds
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RT @UConnRuddCenter: @1000Days @AMJPublicHealth A2: The #First1000Days series inspired us to look at the deceptive marketing of toddler mil….
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Great paper out by @BlytheThomas on uniting around nutrition in the first 1000 days.
ajph.aphapublications.org
American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)
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RT @fairplayforkids: 🚨BREAKING 🚨. The Kids Online Safety Act was unanimously advanced to a full floor vote by the Senate Commerce Committee….
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Research from @ARCH_Nutrition, @LSHTM and @ATNIndex found that many commercially produced foods marketed for older infants and young children in 3 SE Asia countries have high sodium content and added sugars which are not recommended for this age group.
cambridge.org
Nutrient profiles of commercially produced complementary foods available in Cambodia, Indonesia and the Philippines - Volume 25 Issue 10
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The UConn Rudd Center is enrolling parents and children in a study to understand children's media usage and the marketing that appears when they watch videos on smartphones/tablets. Click here to sign up:
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