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Shock finding: 5-minute junk food ads make kids eat equivalent of two extra bread slices daily

A new study presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Malaga, Spain, has uncovered alarming effects of junk food advertising on children's eating habits. Researchers found that exposure ...

Children to see fewer ads for unhealthy food and drink from this week

Children will see fewer ads for unhealthy food from this week as a voluntary ban by advertisers takes effect ahead of a full crackdown in January.The move to tackle childhood obesity will stop ads for ...