A study looked at a year of TV ads on a major, free channel in Australia. A new study in Australia looked at how much junk food advertising kids were exposed to and the numbers were staggering. Food ...

In an effort to reduce childhood obesity, the Walt Disney Company will limit junk food advertisements on TV programs, radio shows and websites that are aimed at children, according to sources ...

Just five minutes of exposure to junk food advertising can lead children to consume an additional 130 calories daily, equivalent to a small chocolate bar, according to new research. The study, ...

The Walt Disney Co.’s effort to restrict junk food advertising on kids’ TV is being hailed as a breakthrough in government efforts to curb obesity, and there is some expectation that other media ...

Despite advertising restrictions on public health risks like gambling and alcohol, junk food advertisements in Australia remain largely unregulated. A new Edith Cowan University (ECU) study published ...

A new study presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Malaga, Spain, has uncovered alarming effects of junk food advertising on children's eating habits. Researchers found that exposure ...

In 2020, the UK government made headlines with what was billed as the toughest junk food ad ban in the world — a cornerstone of its childhood obesity strategy. Sweeping curbs on online and TV ...

Plans to ban junk food adverts from bus stops and billboards to protect public health are being stymied by advertising industry lobbying, reveals an investigation published by The BMJ today. The BMJ ...

The Food Foundation’s annual State of the Nation’s Food Industry report, funded by Impact on Urban Health, reveals that food industry giants are finding ...

A selection of less healthy, junk or HFSS foods. Credit: Monticello / Shutterstock.com The UK government has pushed back advertising restrictions on “less healthy foods” to January but still “expects” ...

The Punjab government is moving to impose broad restrictions on junk and sugary food advertisements, aiming to curb rising ...