A ban on TV junk food advertising before the watershed and a blanket ban online will come into force this evening in a bid to tackle the childhood obesity crisis. Under new guidelines, enforced by the ...
A closer look at food labels that sound wholesome yet hide marketing tactics most shoppers overlook in the aisle.
A single serving of granola can contain as much sugar as a chocolate bar. Surprising, right? In our quest for healthier lifestyles, we often turn to foods marketed as nutritious, only to discover ...
By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A single junk food ad may not sway adults, but the right 15-second health message can. Researchers reveal how ad length and framing shape cravings differently for normal-weight ...
Food and beverage marketing to children under 12 leads them to ask for and eat more foods that are high in calories and low in nutritional value, a report released yesterday by the Institute of ...
Aisosa Jennifer Omoruyi is a Research Fellow at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, which receives funding from the Global Center for Legal Innovation on Food Environments at ...