Food messages on African American television shows

African American households watch more television than the average American household and are more likely to watch shows with predominately African American characters. African Americans also have a higher prevalence of obesity that the general American population. Tirodkar and Jain compare the port...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2003-03, Vol.93 (3), p.439-441
Main Authors: TIRODKAR, Manasi A, JAIN, Anjali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advertising as Topic
African Americans
African Americans - psychology
Analysis. Health state
Biological and medical sciences
Childrens television
Drama
Epidemiology
Family Characteristics
Food Industry
Food Preferences - ethnology
General aspects
Humans
Medical sciences
Obesity
Obesity - ethnology
Public health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Research and Practice
Risk-Taking
Television - classification
Television - statistics & numerical data
Television advertising
Television programs
Time
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:African American households watch more television than the average American household and are more likely to watch shows with predominately African American characters. African Americans also have a higher prevalence of obesity that the general American population. Tirodkar and Jain compare the portrayals of food in African American television programming.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.93.3.439