Public Opinion on Nutrition-Related Policies to Combat Child Obesity, Los Angeles County, 2011

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Simon, Paul A. ; Chiang, Choiyuk ; Lightstone, Amy S. ; Shih, Margaret
• Description:
  We assessed public opinion on nutrition-related policies to address child obesity: a soda tax, restrictions on advertising unhealthy foods and beverages to children, and restrictions on siting fast food restaurants and convenience stores near schools. We analyzed data from 998 adults (aged ≥18 years) in the 2011 Los Angeles County Health Survey. Support was highest for advertising restrictions (74%), intermediate for a soda tax (60%), and lowest for siting restrictions on fast food restaurants and convenience stores (44% and 37%, respectively). Support for food and beverage advertising restrictions and soda taxation is promising for future policy efforts to address child obesity.
• Subjects:
  Brief
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 11.
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.140005
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8195c19510979805a8d907fdf31453d9be1673ed2659ece329b271e8ba4c8bfca9f296408d008261f0f8d741c5eb58364a66607e5b045540dd3b0554348c91ce
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23517/cdc_23517_DS1.pdf
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