Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The government is introducing a ban on the targeting of junk food adverts at children (Alamy/PA) Just five minutes of exposure to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A crackdown on advertising for unhealthy food comes into full effect on Monday in a bid to tackle childhood obesity. The ban ...

A council in south Wales could soon become the first in the country to ban unhealthy foods adverts in some public spaces. Vale of Glamorgan council said it would decide next month on the proposed ban, ...

A clampdown on junk food, sugary drinks and vapes advertising is being considered across the whole Liverpool City Region. Mayor Steve Rotheram wants to use his powers to promote healthier advertising ...

A ban on TV junk food advertising before the watershed and a blanket ban online will come into force this evening in a bid to tackle the childhood obesity crisis. Under new guidelines, enforced by the ...

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 ...

Adverts for some breakfast cereals, porridge and sandwiches have been banned in a bid to tackle childhood obesity. The crackdown will mean “less healthy” food and drink that is high in fat, salt and ...

Exposure to junk food advertisements (relative to non-food) results in children and adolescents consuming significantly more calories during the day, regardless of the type of media advertising, ...

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” ...

A ban on TV junk food ads would likely draw fierce backlash from major food manufacturers.

For Americans, the idea of watching live television without the constant barrage of commercials for prescription medications and junk food might seem foreign. That’s now the norm in the United Kingdom ...