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 — ...

Children and teenagers who watch junk food advertisements consume more calories during the day, regardless of the type of media used, a new UK-led study has found. Researchers said just five ...

In turn, these children, born with a higher "tolerance" to junk food need to eat more of it to achieve a "feel good" response. "The results of this research will ultimately allow us to better ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

What you eat during pregnancy doesn't just influence the physical health of your child, but their future emotional health and mental wellbeing as well. Eating unhealthy foods during pregnancy ...

Frequent snacking on foods high in fat ... to heavily influence how young people eat. We used these results to find a way to reduce snacking among children, by informing them of this misconception.