BOYLAND Emma

University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

• Emma Boyland is a Professor of Food Marketing and Child Health based in the Department of Psychology at the University of Liverpool, where she leads the Appetite and Obesity Research group.
• Her work principally focuses on the food environment, characterising the foods and beverages available, how they are marketed, how marketing impacts on eating behaviours (particularly in children), and how this evidence can be used to inform policy in the UK and internationally.
• Emma has authored over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, 11 book chapters, seven WHO Europe reports and three UNICEF reports on food marketing. She has recently completed three WHO commissioned reviews on the impact of food marketing on eating behaviour and health and the effectiveness of food marketing policies to inform updated WHO global guidelines.
• She sits on the WHO Global Steering Committee for digital food marketing and is an expert advisor to both WHO Europe and UNICEF, leading food marketing monitoring studies across Europe, Latin America, and the East Asia-Pacific region. She is a member of the leadership group for the International Network for Food and Obesity/non-communicable diseases Research, Monitoring and Action Support (INFORMAS) food promotion module.

Recent publications:  

1. Boyland E. Is it ethical to advertise unhealthy foods to children? Proc Nutr Soc. 2023 Jan 6:1-15. 
2. Boyland E, et al. Systematic review of the effect of policies to restrict the marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages to which children are exposed. Obes Rev. 2022 Aug;23(8):e13447.
3. Boyland E, et al. Association of Food and Nonalcoholic Beverage Marketing With Children and Adolescents’ Eating Behaviors and Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Pediatrics. 2022;176(7):e221037.  
4. Packer J, et al. Advertising and Young People’s Critical Reasoning Abilities: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2022 Dec 1;150(6):e2022057780. 
5. Forde H, et al. Exploring the potential impact of the proposed UK TV and online food advertising regulations: a concept mapping study. BMJ Open 2022;12:e060302.