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 — ...

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, ...

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 minutes ...