When I was a child in the 1980s, advertisements showed up in predictable ways: as 30-second video spots during TV shows, audio ads on the radio, or print ads in newspapers or magazines. When I was a ...

The cereal choices available to children are more nutritious than they were a few years ago. However, a Yale University study says the least nutritious cereals are the ones that run the most ...

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 ...

In October, we posted about the FTC’s day-long workshop on “Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media” and wondered what the FTC might be planning. Last week, we got an answer when the ...

A study looked at a year of TV ads on a major, free channel in Australia. A new study in Australia looked at how much junk food advertising kids were exposed to and the numbers were staggering. Food ...

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 ...