Multiple Republican lawmakers are pushing proposals to ban the purchase of unhealthy foods through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is meant to help low-income families.

When it comes to foodie videos featuring adorable kids, we just cannot resist watching. Whether it is little ones tasting lemon for the first time, smearing their faces with ice cream, or stubbornly ...

(An earlier analysis by Mint Plain Facts had found high sugar ... a clear definition leads to ultra-processed food being variously described as ‘junk food’, ‘ready-to-eat food’, ‘process ...

Campaigners in Liverpool are calling for stricter government restrictions on advertising after it found half of all billboards in the city promote junk food. Bite Back, working in partnership with ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A government-sponsored junk food ban in schools across Mexico took effect on Saturday, officials said, as the country tries to tackle one of the world’s worst obesity and ...

So yes, losing weight while eating junk food may sound like a fantasy. But rewiring the brain’s reward system? That’s a very real, very promising place to start. Josh Hawkins has been writing ...

Food stamp recipients could soon be barred from using their benefits to buy chips, sodas and other types of junk food under a bill that passed the Texas Senate. “This bill isn’t about limiting ...

One in four outdoor ads promote HFSS products that would be banned on TV under the government’s looming junk food watershed, according to new research. The study by Bite Back, the University of ...

If they are really committed to supporting better access to nutritious foods, then they need to remove junk food from their campuses. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A bill that would lead to a prohibition on “junk food” purchases with SNAP benefits in Tennessee has been put on ice for the year. During a Senate Health and ...

A landmark study by Unicef reveals that children in the Philippines are being aggressively targeted by marketing for unhealthy food products — many of which are high in sugar, salt, and fat ...