Junk Food Marketing on Instagram: Content Analysis.
Amy Jo VassalloBridget KellyLelin ZhangZhiyong WangSarah YoungFreeman BeckyPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2018)
Brands are using social media platforms such as Instagram to market their products to a growing number of consumers, using a high frequency of targeted and curated posts that manipulate consumer emotions rather than present information about their products. Policy action is needed that better reflects the current media environment. Public health bodies also need to engage with emerging media platforms and develop compelling social counter-marketing campaigns.