Just five minutes of exposure to junk food advertising can lead children to consume an additional 130 calories daily, equivalent to a small chocolate bar, according to new research. The study, ...

Junk food adverts are being banned on council property in a bid to make the city healthier. The policy, green-lit by Cardiff council on Friday, is focused on sustainability and promoting healthy food ...

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 ...

Junk food adverts are banned on television and online starting today as part of a drive to tackle childhood obesity. The UK-wide ban stops food and drinks high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) being ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Junk food adverts appear six times more often in the most deprived parts of the city region, according to the Combined Authority ...

Plans to ban junk food adverts from bus stops and billboards to protect public health are being stymied by advertising industry lobbying, reveals an investigation published by The BMJ today. The BMJ ...

The Australian Greens political parties have called for the government to issue a federal ban on junk food advertisements, citing concerns for the health of children. The fresh call comes after the ...

New regulations come into force Monday in Britain banning daytime TV and online adverts for so-called junk foods, in what the ...

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” ...

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