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. One of the top ...

A focused view of a young woman's hands holding a mobile phone indoors. Children are routinely exposed to adverts for weight loss injections and pills online, according to a report by the children's ...

Researchers have long known that junk food advertising can prompt children to eat more. But a new study, presented this week at the European Congress on Obesity in Málaga, Spain, goes further — ...

The use of personal data to target minors, combined with opaque algorithms and engagement-driven design, has heightened fears about exploitation, privacy erosion, and mental health impacts.

One of the top sources of added sugar in children’s diets is in their breakfast cereal. A new study shows that advertising drives sales of high-sugar cereals when it’s aimed directly at kids under 12 ...

A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that just nine children's cereal brands advertised directly to kids dominated purchases by families with kids: Cocoa Puffs, Frosted ...