Food ads in the 1970s were wordy, colorful, and descriptive. The ads didn’t just showcase a product, they showed consumers how to elevate it. Everything was straightforward, so no one had to ...

High sugar cereal brands target TV ads directly to kids under age 12. And this targeted advertising leads to greater household purchases of unhealthy kid cereals, a new study finds.

McDonald’s accounted for 31 per cent of food ads, and a staggering 97 per cent of their advertising promoted HFSS products. Most concerningly, this practice appears to primarily target ...

Health authorities propose new regulations on influencer marketing, including a code of conduct and stricter oversight.

While research has highlighted connections between product-based advertising of foods HFSS in audiovisual media and children's immediate [1] and later consumption [2], little is known about the ...

Five minutes of junk food advertising is enough to persuade children to eat an extra 130 calories every day, British research has found. Children and teenagers exposed to the marketing ate far ...

While previous research has linked product-based advertising in audiovisual media to increased immediate and later consumption among children, this study is the first to demonstrate that brand ...

New York lawmakers propose expanding false advertising laws to cover food ads targeting children, ... 15% featured at least one mention of a food or beverage product, Dupuis said.