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 ...

They also increase appetite levels by around a quarter and make children crave other unhealthy foods.As well as putting them ...

"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 ...

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 ...

They are urging the Australian Government to take swift action to protect children from unhealthy food and drink advertising.

It was a perfect way to end a dreary week filled with school and chores: a bully-free environment where I could goof off with ...

The participants could also later recall the unhealthy food brands more than ... found to be significantly more like to prefer foods with a cartoon character on the packaging.

He is calling on a ban on health claims and cartoons on unhealthy foods, such as cereals, aimed at children, and an expansion of free school meals, among other things, but Prof Spector also wants ...

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 ...

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.

STOP companies marketing unhealthy food directly to children with tactics like cartoons on product packaging, toys and prizes. A collection of leading health organisations have signed an open ...