Exposure to junk food advertisements (relative to non-food) results in children and adolescents consuming significantly more calories during the day, regardless of the type of media advertising, ...

When McDonald’s launched a brief food safety ad at the end of 2024, it raised eyebrows in an industry that typically avoids such topics — especially after an E. coli outbreak tied to Quarter Pounders ...

Children will see fewer ads for unhealthy food from this week as a voluntary ban by advertisers takes effect ahead of a full crackdown in January. The move to tackle childhood obesity will stop ads ...

Fans tuning in to nationally televised National Football League (NFL) games are bombarded with advertisements for snacks and meals loaded with calories, fat, and salt, a new analysis has found. Among ...

(Bloomberg) -- The food industry on Friday criticized an unusual Super Bowl ad featuring former boxer Mike Tyson saying that processed food kills people. The White House and Health Secretary Robert F.

We know obesity rates among black children have long been than higher than among white children. The reasons for this are complicated, but a new study highlights one contributing factor: Black ...

The U.K.’s new junk-food advertising ban is sweeping. Its impact is vast: No TV ads for foods high in fat, salt or sugar before 9 p.m., and no paid online ads at all. The goal is curbing the obesity ...

The next time you watch television take note of the number of commercials about food. A recent study found that in 96 half-hour blocks of preschool programming on Nickelodeon, the Disney Channel, and ...

ALBANY — State lawmakers and advocates are looking to expand New York’s false advertising laws to include food and beverage ads targeting children. Proponents are pointing to branded content on social ...