Hellenic Health Foundation

11th Panhellenic Conference on Public Health & Health Services

March 21-23, 2016 | Athens, Greece

11^th Panhellenic Conference on Public Health & Health Services

The 11th Panhellenic Conference on Public Health & Health Services took place from 21st to 23rd March 2016 in Athens. During the conference, a round table was organized, entitled "FOOD-MARKETING PRESSURE ON CHILDREN: CONSIDERATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS". The round table was coordinated by Dr. A. Trichopoulou and Dr. E. Roma, while HHF participated with the presentation of M. Moustaka, entitled "WHO recommendations on reducing food-marketing pressure on children".

Dr. A. Barbouni (National School of Public Health), E. Simou (National School of Public Health), K. Merakou (National School of Public Health) and A. Karpouza (Hellenic Food Authority) presented the following topics, respectively: "Dietary habits of children in Greece", "The Mass Media as food-marketing channels targeted at children", "Children and advertising: choice or imposition?", "Nutrition information on the labeling and advertising of foodstuffs - a Legislative approach".

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