title: Progress achieved in restricting the marketing of high-fat, sugary and salty food and beverage products to children.
abstract: In May 2010, 192 Member States endorsed Resolution WHA63.14 to restrict the marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverage products high in saturated fats, trans fatty acids, free sugars and/or salt to children and adolescents globally. We examined the actions taken between 2010 and early 2016 - by civil society groups, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its regional offices, other United Nations (UN) organizations, philanthropic institutions and transnational industries - to help decrease the prevalence of obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases among young people. By providing relevant technical and policy guidance and tools to Member States, WHO and other UN organizations have helped protect young people from the marketing of branded food and beverage products that are high in fat, sugar and/or salt. The progress achieved by the other actors we investigated appears variable and generally less robust. We suggest that the progress being made towards the full implementation of Resolution WHA63.14 would be accelerated by further restrictions on the marketing of unhealthy food and beverage products and by investing in the promotion of nutrient-dense products. This should help young people meet government-recommended dietary targets. Any effective strategies and actions should align with the goal of WHO to reduce premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases by 25% by 2025 and the aim of the UN to ensure healthy lives for all by 2030.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, 223 Wallace Hall, 295 West Campus Drive, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States of America .
authors.forename: Vivica I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Kraak
authors.affiliation: School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand .
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vandevijvere
authors.affiliation: WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia .
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sacks
authors.affiliation: World Obesity Federation, London, England .
authors.forename: Hannah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brinsden
authors.affiliation: Centre for Food Policy, City University London, London, England .
authors.forename: Corinna
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hawkes
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Public Health of México, Cuernavaca, Mexico .
authors.forename: Simón
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barquera
authors.affiliation: World Obesity Federation, London, England .
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lobstein
authors.affiliation: School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand .
authors.forename: Boyd A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Swinburn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001628:Beverages; D002648:Child; D059305:Diet, High-Fat; D005502:Food; D014943:Global Health; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D040541:Marketing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control; D013549:Sweetening Agents; D014944:World Health Organization / Q000458:organization & administration*
chemical_list: D013549:Sweetening Agents