Every few years, a familiar policy reflex returns: ban advertising and hope the problem goes away.The UK has now pushed ahead ...

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 — ...

The UK has banned junk food advertising on television before 9pm and online at any time. This action is long overdue.

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, ...

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, ...

US can't address obesity crisis "unless the marketing is drastically lowered." The inundation of junk food advertising is contributing to the rising rate of teen obesity -- a public health crisis ...

Will new social media laws in Louisiana and Texas cut teens’ exposure to junk food marketing, or just change the game? This innovative study tracks what young people actually see online, aiming to ...