Press Releases
To learn more about our recent research, check out some of our press releases below.
Forget the Spicy Tuna Rolls; Most Fans Still Just Want a Dog
Dr. Brian Elbel is featured in NYTimes article speaking about the perceptions of the healthfulness of foods.
After Menu Labels, Parents and Kids Order Same Foods
Dr. Brian Elbel shares insight about menu labelling to NYTimes author, Tara Parker-Pope.
Kid Influencers Have Free Reign on Social Media
Dr. Bragg’s research examining the impact of junk food product placements in kid influencer YouTube videos was featured in Contemporary Pediatrics
Kid influencers — a new arena of social media food marketing
Dr. Bragg’s research on the impact of unhealthy food product placement in kid influencer videos was featured in Nature Reviews Endocrinology.
The Unhealthy Promotion of Food and Drink by Child Social Media Influencers
Dr. Bragg’s research onkid influencer’s promotion of unhealthy food and beverage productswas featured in the American Academy of Pediatrics
Are “Kidfluencers” Making Our Kids Fat?
Comparing the social media advertising practices of McDonald’s—the largest fast food company in the world—in 15 high-income, upper-middle- income and lower-middle-income countries.
YouTube Kid Influencers are Marketing Junk Food From McDonald’s, Coke and Others to Children
Dr. Bragg’s research on the impact of junk food product placements in kid influencer YouTube videos was featured in MarketWatch.
Family & Tech: Are you Zoombombing Your Own Kids?
Dr. Bragg’s research on kid influencers’ promotion of junk food to children was featured in the New York Times.
Social Media “Kid Influencers” Are Promoting Junk Foods
Dr. Bragg’s research on the impact of junk food product placements in kid influencer YouTube videos was featured in Ortho Atlanta.
Young YouTube Influencers are Increasingly Marketing Junk Food to Fellow Kids, Study Finds
Dr. Bragg’s research on the impact of junk food product placements in kid influencer YouTube videos was featured in CNN Health.