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Recent Pew Research Center findings indicate that while 52% of Americans want to eat healthy, 69% struggle to do so due to ...
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 ...
Of course, you probably expect food marketing tricks — but what you may not realize is how much effort goes into them or how easily even savvy shoppers can be influenced. Food purchased for ...
The health food aisle has become a masterclass in marketing magic. Those boxes and bags proudly displaying “organic,” “natural,” and “plant-based” labels create a wellness halo that ...
Here are 14 "health foods" that aren't as nutritious as you thought. Health ... Here are 14 foods that may not be as healthy as their marketing claims make them out to be. 1.
We know outdoor advertising works, that’s why 25 food and drink companies spent more than £400m on it in the UK in 2024 alone. The disproportionate impact on the most deprived areas has major ...
The pre-watershed junk food advert ban will see a number of seemingly healthy foods also restricted from TV advertising. We take a look at the full list of banned products ...
“If the marketing is well done, it slips below the radar of critical thinking,” said Marion Nestle, an emeritus professor of nutrition and food studies at New York University.
It said: “The food environment in parts of cities entrenches inequalities in health and promotes obesity. “Healthy food deserts combine with junk food advertising to set children and ...