(Reuters Health) - - Young children are more likely to demand specific sugary cereals for breakfast when they have seen television ads for these products, a U.S. study suggests. Advertising aimed ...

(Reuters) - While U.S. food companies are making healthier breakfast cereals for children, they're also aiming more ads for their unhealthiest products at kids, according to a report issued on Friday.

One of the top sources of added sugar in children's diets is in their breakfast bowls. A new study shows that advertising aimed directly at kids is driving sales of high-sugar cereals, and it's having ...

Although the Walt Disney Co. recently announced that it would stop running junk food ads during its programming, there's still a heaping bowl of commercials advertising unhealthy snacks to the younger ...

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 ...

Cereal TV ads aimed at young children put them at increased risk for obesity and cancer, researchers warn. A poor diet, including too much sugar, can lead to obesity, a known risk factor for 13 ...

Laboratory studies have shown that kids will request and prefer brands they have seen recently advertised on TV. A new naturalistic study bridges the gap between lab studies and a real world setting, ...

While U.S. food companies are making healthier breakfast cereals for children, they're also aiming more ads for their unhealthiest products at kids, according to a report issued on Friday. The "Cereal ...

High-sugar cereal brands target their TV ads at kids under age 12. A new study finds that this advertising leads to greater household purchases of unhealthy cereals. It is the first study to directly ...