Cartoon or fictional characters, like Tony the Tiger and the Milky Bar Kid, should no longer be used to promote unhealthy food, a group of MPs says. The proposed ban would also mean that film or ...

"Junk food" generally refers to foods that contribute ... to both food advertisements and toy advertisements, followed by a cartoon and free food. The children ate more after the food ...

On October 24, the House of Lords published a damning report on the nation’s food and UPF (ultra-processed food). The report ...

which revealed how youngsters are brainwashed into demanding junk food. The Consumers' Association analysed products a child between seven and ten might consume in a single day. Many use cartoon ...

Health experts welcomed the move but called for government regulations on "junk food marketing". A group of MPs has previously recommended a ban on cartoons on unhealthy foods. Lidl said it will ...

Labour's plan to inject people with drugs to help them lose weight and get unemployed people back to work won’t fix our ...

The Food for Health Alliance - including the AMA - have been joined by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver this week in calling on the government to regulate ...

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Food campaigner and celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has joined a chorus of Australian public health experts and groups calling on the federal government to ban advertising of junk food to kids.

Guilt can worsen emotional eating, Muhlstein added, as many people "beat themselves up" after eating unhealthy foods. Studies have shown that people who feel guilty when they overeat have higher ...

Tobacco brands were among the best-known and most popular consumer brands of the 20th century, thanks in no small part to ...

“The sugar tax is already there but it only covers a certain scope such as sugary drinks, which are subject to the tax,” he said, adding that more unhealthy food items were expected to be taxe ...