A quartet of US senators cited studies showing that a high percentage of the ads for unhealthy food seen by children can be traced to one source: Nickelodeon; and further, that the majority of ads ...

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 — ...

A gummy candy shimmies on stage, dancing to “Flashdance.” The music swells, it pulls a chain and is showered in multi-colored candies. The ad, for Nerds Gummy Clusters, was one of dozens of food ads ...

Recently the Australian Medical Association (AMA) urged the government to implement measures to “establish healthy food consumption habits from a young age.” The association for Australian doctors and ...

* Junk foods ads most prevalent in U.S., Germany * Researchers say limiting them could help prevent obesity By Elke Bun AMSTERDAM, May 8 (Reuters) - Junk food ads account for two-thirds of televised ...