The report also found that African American kids and teens are exposed to at least 50% more fast food ads than their white counterparts. The marketing seems to be working: a whopping 40% of ...

The fast-food industry spends $5 billion on advertising and is disproportionately targeting children in general and Black and Latino youth in particular, according to the Fast Food FACTS 2021 ...

Although one in three American children are overweight or obese, fast food companies continue to spend billions advertising mostly unhealthy foods to children and teens, according to a new study by ...

The study, published last week in the journal "Pediatric Obesity," analyzed Nielsen data from 2008 to 2012 to compare the rates at which white and black children watch advertising from fast-food ...

the racial gap in exposure to food advertising grew between 2003 and 2007, particularly for fast food advertisements. By 2007, black children aged 2 to 5, 6 to 11, and 12 to 17 years saw 1.5 ...

The numbers, though alarming, are not surprising since billions of dollars are spent each year on fast-food advertising directed at kids, said lead author Dr. David Ludwig, director of the obesity ...

On average, preschoolers under age 6 saw almost three fast food ads on TV every day, while older children and teens (12-17 years old) saw almost five ads daily. Fast food companies also frequently ...

Here’s how it works. Despite promises from fast-food chains to change the way they market their meals to children, kids now see more ads for fast food than ever, researchers say. And once ...

Pre-school age children who are exposed to child-targeted fast-food advertising on television are considerably more likely to consume fast-food products, according to a recent Dartmouth-led study ...

Research has shown how even adverts which show a familiar fast food brand logo - but no food product - cause kids to eat more of any food they are given. The study involved 240 children aged seven ...

A scientist Lauryna Nelkine rounded up the top 10 lowest-calorie kids' meals from the most popular fast food chains. Getty Images Yes, you read that right. The idea of healthy fast food might ...