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. 2020 Mar 24;20:385. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08527-6

Table 2.

Number and proportion of food and non-alcoholic beverage ads on Brazilian TV considered eligible for marketing restrictions according to PAHO and WHO/Europe NP models, by food category. April 2018

Food category Total
(n)
Food and beverage ads eligible for marketing restrictions
PAHO WHO/Europe
n % 95% CI n % 95% CI
All 1610 1334 80.5 78.4–82.5 1335 80.8 78.6–82.8
Breakfast cereals and granola bars 2 2 100.0 100.0–100.0 2 100.0 100.0–100.0
Bakery products 9 9 100.0 100.0–100.0 9 100.0 100.0–100.0
Convenience foods 149 149 100.0 100.0–100.0 122 81.1 73.5–86.8
Unsweetened dairy products 29 12 40.8 23.7–60.4 20 65.3 44.9–81.3
Sweetened dairy products 77 77 100.0 100.0–100.0 65 85.9 76.0–92.2
Salty snacks 23 23 100.0 100.0–100.0 23 100.0 100.0–100.0
Cookies 53 53 100.0 100.0–100.0 53 100.0 100.0–100.0
Oils and fats 52 41 73.3 58.2–84.3 41 73.3 58.2–84.3
Sauces and dressings 31 28 89.3 71.7–96.5 28 89.3 71.7–96.5
Coffee and tea 43 0 0.0 0.0–0.0 0 0.0 0.0–0.0
Candies and desserts 72 72 100.0 100.0–100.0 72 100.0 100.0–100.0
Cereals, beans, other grain products 17 0 0.0 0.0–0.0 0 0.0 0.0–0.0
Fruits and vegetables 65 0 0.0 0.0–0.0 0 0.0 0.0–0.0
Meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs 77 0 0.0 0.0–0.0 0 0.0 0.0–0.0
Sugar and other noncaloric sweeteners 48 6 11.2 4.9–23.6 48 100.0 100.0–100.0
Processed meats 257 257 100.0 100.0–100.0 249 97.1 94.1–98.6
Juices 2 1 50.0 5.9–94.1 2 100.0 100.0–100.0
Fruit-flavored drinks 132 132 100.0 100.0–100.0 132 100.0 100.0–100.0
Sodas 454 454 100.0 100.0–100.0 454 100.0 100.0–100.0
Cheeses 18 18 100.0 100.0–100.0 15 83.3 59.1–94.5

CI confidence interval, PAHO Pan American Health Organization, WHO/Europe WHO Regional Office for Europe