The impact of consumer behavior on the development of overweight children. An overview

Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz
Lucia A Reisch, Wencke Gwozdz

Abstract

The goal of this article is to provide an overview of internal and external factors influencing childhood obesity. Overweight and obese children are more likely to become overweight and obese adults with the well-known negative psychological, social, and economic consequences. Politics and research are searching for efficient prevention and intervention strategies. Consumer research helps to better understand the underlying mechanisms and feedback loops. Increasingly, children's complex and multilayered "obesogenic" environment is held responsible for the increasing number of overweight children. Based on an ecological model, the paper explores the scientific evidence of these environmental factors on an individual, an interpersonal (i.e., family, peers), as well as on a community level (i.e., the physical environment). Furthermore, it looks at societal factors, such as media influence, advertising, product offers, and consumer policies. It concludes that access, affordability, and availability of healthy diets and lifestyles are crucial factors to develop and sustain healthy lifestyles. Implications for consumer and corporate policy are drawn.

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