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 — ...

buy and eat — increasing the risk of dental caries, obesity and type 2 diabetes. Like tobacco, tighter regulation of junk food marketing to children is needed to protect their health.

Food firms are using 'sinister tactics' to lure children into eating unhealthy snacks. More than three in four products with packaging that appeals to youngsters are high in fat, sugar or salt ...

and normal-weight children (84%). Now that you've got the facts about junk food, how can you try to eat more healthfully in our junk- food-filled world? Here are three tips: Choose fast-food ...

Eating junk food several times a week can lead to nutritional deficiencies and increased risk of chronic diseases in children later in life. "Childhood obesity and related health problems have ...

In my work supporting parents and guardians whose children have eating ... unhealthy, that’s really shaming and confusing,” Bisbing said. There are ways to address nutrition standards and ...

Anne-Marie de Beer, nutrition, health and wellness manager at Nestlé East and Southern Africa Region (ESAR), said understanding the relationship between the food children eat and how they behave ...

Healthy “food deserts” in cities combined with junk food advertising is setting children up to live ... to tackle the root causes of unhealthy eating in England’s cities, including ...