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Whereas in 2003, cereal was the most frequently seen food product in kids’ food advertisements, by 2007 fast food ads were the most frequently seen ads for children of all ages.
Those TV ads for juicy burgers may trigger your emotions, making you believe you'll be happier if you run out and get one for yourself.
Two new studies find that exposure to food advertising can lead adults and children to eat more and gain weight. The researchers say it's more evidence for why we need policies that restrict the ads.
A new study reveals that American kids are exposed to as many as 50 hours a year of TV food advertising—much of it for sugary snacks. Are the ads exacerbating the national obesity problem?
According to CSPI, a fourth of the food ads on Nickelodeon were from companies that don't participate in the industry's self-regulatory program.
Junk food companies spent billions of advertising dollars in 2017 targeting black and Hispanic kids, a new study has revealed. Television ads for fast food, sugary drinks and fatty or salty snacks … ...
Revisit vintage holiday ads from your favorite food and drink brands including Coca-Cola, Campbell's Soup and Ritz Crackers.
Children’s exposure to food and drink ads during kids’ TV shows has dropped substantially since food and beverage makers pledged to stop advertising unhealthy fare during children’s TV shows ...
Nickelodeon’s food and beverage ads may be kid-friendly, but they’re not nutritionist-approved. Almost two-thirds of the foods advertised on the children’s network were junk food, such as ...
A TV and online ad ban isn’t the gastric band the UK government thinks in its mission to reduce the weighty burden of childhood obesity on the NHS. The Drum quizzes more than a dozen experts to ...
Food ads for kids, and on-screen exposure to tobacco for adults, are still a thing. Two studies suggest that the little ones are bombarded with junk food commercials, and adults are stumbling over ...