TUESDAY, Aug. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Children are seeing far fewer ads for junk food during kids' TV shows, a new study finds. The number of food and drink ads during children's programs has ...

Mum keeps cupboard full of McDonald’s and junk food for years to prove it ‘never goes off’ On the internet alone, children are exposed to an estimated 15 billion junk food ads every year ...

The visual and emotional appeal of ads are tailored for this purpose. Put them together, and it’s not hard to see why junk food advertising is so efficient. For children, it’s even worse .

Fun, cheap, and tasty junk food ads target kids and shape unhealthy eating habits every day. (DC Image) Believe it or not, just 5 minutes of junk food advertisements can result in an unbeatable ...

Children exposed to just 5 minutes of junk food ads consumed 130 extra calories in a day, regardless of ad type or media format. Even brand-only ads, without showing actual food, triggered ...

THURSDAY, June 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Kids watching YouTube videos are being hammered with messages promoting junk food ...

A major new study has found that children and adolescents consume significantly more calories after watching just five minutes of junk food advertising—regardless of whether it’s a flashy TV ...

For starters, some governments are stepping in. The UK, for example, is working on banning junk food ads before 9 pm. That’s a great start. But there’s more to be done—by parents, schools ...

A Reddit user wrote that he will not travel with his brother's children because they "only eat junk food." The man, who was diagnosed with cancer, wondered if he was being selfish.

Apparently, all those amusing junk food ads can cause some harm to us. Latest studies have revealed that kids owning TVs watch just five minutes of HFSS (High in Fat, Sugar, and Salt) ads which ...

Junk food ads make kids eat more, even if the ad shows no food! Half of your kid’s food might be ultra-processed and that’s a problem ...

Even Jamie Oliver can't keep his kids from eating pizzas and burgers in their teens. Despite teaching them to cook, Oliver's kids still go through a junk-food phase, he said.