Feb 1, 2025 01:52 AM
Apparently the researchers never watched NFL games before this, or else they needed to formalize on paper something that 75% of North America already knows directly (via actual food consumption choices as much as observation), in order for whatever applicable _X_ department to accept it as reality.
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Watch what you eat: NFL game advertisements promote foods high in fat, sodium
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1072309
INTRO: Research from Saint Louis University (SLU) and the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine finds that some of the most-watched ads promote the worst food options for adults with chronic health conditions. The findings published online on Jan. 30 in JAMA Network analyzed advertisements transmitted during televised NFL games in the U.S. to assess the nutritional content by serving.
The study found that store-bought foods and quick-service restaurants advertised during NFL games, the most watched sporting events in the U.S., were frequently high in sodium, calories, and fat content.
The paper, “Salt and Nutritional Content of Foods Advertised During Televised Professional Football Games,” was first authored by Lara Al-Zoubaidi, a third-year nutrition student at SLU’s Doisy College of Health Sciences. Al-Zoubaidi was a part of the research team led by senior author Paul J. Hauptman, M.D., dean of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.
The observational study looked at the impact of advertising and paid sponsorships on consumer behavior and meal option selections on adults with heart failure, coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes and kidney failure. “The thing that surprised me most was how normalized these ads and paid promotions were, and there weren't any regulations on how much people could view them,” Al-Zoubaidi said... (MORE - details, no ads)
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Watch what you eat: NFL game advertisements promote foods high in fat, sodium
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1072309
INTRO: Research from Saint Louis University (SLU) and the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine finds that some of the most-watched ads promote the worst food options for adults with chronic health conditions. The findings published online on Jan. 30 in JAMA Network analyzed advertisements transmitted during televised NFL games in the U.S. to assess the nutritional content by serving.
The study found that store-bought foods and quick-service restaurants advertised during NFL games, the most watched sporting events in the U.S., were frequently high in sodium, calories, and fat content.
The paper, “Salt and Nutritional Content of Foods Advertised During Televised Professional Football Games,” was first authored by Lara Al-Zoubaidi, a third-year nutrition student at SLU’s Doisy College of Health Sciences. Al-Zoubaidi was a part of the research team led by senior author Paul J. Hauptman, M.D., dean of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.
The observational study looked at the impact of advertising and paid sponsorships on consumer behavior and meal option selections on adults with heart failure, coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes and kidney failure. “The thing that surprised me most was how normalized these ads and paid promotions were, and there weren't any regulations on how much people could view them,” Al-Zoubaidi said... (MORE - details, no ads)