Researchers have long known that junk food advertising can prompt children to eat more. But a new study, presented this week at the European Congress on Obesity in Málaga, Spain, goes further — ...

Just five minutes of exposure to junk food advertising can lead children to consume an additional 130 calories daily, equivalent to a small chocolate bar, according to new research. The study, ...

A study looked at a year of TV ads on a major, free channel in Australia. A new study in Australia looked at how much junk food advertising kids were exposed to and the numbers were staggering. Food ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A government-sponsored junk food ban in schools across Mexico took effect on Saturday, officials said, as the country tries to tackle one of the world’s worst obesity and diabetes ...

Unhealthy food is cheaper than nutritious options in Fiji, driving malnutrition among young children. This was highlighted by ...

A health rights lobby has launched pressure campaign to haveadvertisers of junk food and high sugar snacks targeting children punished toprotect them from non-communicable diseases.The Kenya Legal & ...

A personal situation described in a viral Reddit post has drawn thousands of reactions as a man shared that he will not travel with his brother's children for food-focused reasons. The man wondered if ...

The many campaigns that have been waged over the past decade to get American children to avoid unhealthy foods have not been fruitless. The national childhood obesity rate has stopped rising. Yet ...

“I try to provide a healthy, balanced diet, but I don’t buy [junk food] as routine,” the mom explained on the forum Another Mumsnet user commented, “When they are teens, you have to loosen the ...

The government of Spain, through Ministerio de Consumo under Pablo Bustinduy, has announced it will ban ultra-processed foods ...

The Punjab government is moving to impose broad restrictions on junk and sugary food advertisements, aiming to curb rising ...