01 Jun 2022 --- The World Health Organization (WHO) is flagging the harmful impact of food marketing on children. With childhood overweight and obesity increasingly turning into global public health concerns, the WHO addresses the pressing issue by outlining food market threats and governments’ responsibilities. In its policy brief, the WHO provides policy-makers and industry professionals with information and policy options to increase protection of children from the harmful impact of food marketing by reducing the power of – and exposure to children of – such marketing practices.
