Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The government is introducing a ban on the targeting of junk food adverts at children (Alamy/PA) Just five minutes of exposure to ...

Exposure to junk food advertisements (relative to non-food) results in children and adolescents consuming significantly more calories during the day, regardless of the type of media advertising, ...

In the first-ever study of food adverts in UK magazines, researchers found them filled with sugary, salt-filled options often contradicting the health messages the articles were trying to put across. ...

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. Yet, ...

Two thirds of parents think junk food advertising should be banned near schools.

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” ...

Junk food adverts are being banned across the Tyne and Wear Metro network. North East Mayor Kim McGuinness has enforced the ban after she backed celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's campaign to limit ads for ...

A handful of global confectionery and snacks giants, including Mondelez International and PepsiCo, have been pulled up for their record on TV advertising of unhealthy foods in the UK. The two ...

Adverts for popular breakfast staples like porridge, muesli and crumpets will soon be banned under the UK’s strict new junk food advertising rules. The legislation, aimed at tackling childhood obesity ...

FSSAI has issued notices to three food business operators for violating provisions of the FSS Act, 2006 regarding misleading ...