A generation of youngsters faces a health time bomb caused by misleading labels on foods aimed at children ... might consume in a single day. Many use cartoon characters in their packaging ...

Cartoon or fictional characters ... But characters like the Jolly Green Giant could still promote healthy food, the health select committee says. Other recommendations include a ban on junk ...

The idea of a meal-in-a-pill, common in post-apocalyptic sci-fi from the likes of Brave New World to Snowpiercer, hasn’t ...

Lots of us are on a quest to eat more healthily in January. But what if the 'health' foods we choose are actually scuppering our resolutions? On average, we eat a massive 70% more sugar than the ...

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 ...

Researchers from the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom exposed 60 children, ages 9 to 11, to both food advertisements and toy advertisements, followed by a cartoon and free food.

There is no definitive evidence about the health impact of eating ultra-processed food. However, a recent study in the British Medical Journal- based on information from 9.9 million people ...

Marketing health foods is a multibillion-dollar business. But they may not be as wholesome as you think. Here's how to spot ultra-processed foods, as well as some healthier alternatives.

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Here's a look at some of the most consequential changes in health policies that could hinge on who wins the White House.

It is now evident that human and planetary health cannot be disentangled, nor can nutrition be considered in isolation from the food system. The food system concept, as put forward by Parsons and ...

Donald Trump has promised the largest deportation of immigrants in American history, sweeping new tariffs on imports, a ...