Researchers have long known that junk food advertising can prompt children to eat more. But a new study, presented this week at the European Congress on Obesity in Málaga, Spain, goes further — ...

Food ads for kids, and on-screen exposure to tobacco for adults, are still a thing. Two studies suggest that the little ones are bombarded with junk food commercials, and adults are stumbling over ...

Have you noticed how the golden arches of McDonald’s make you instantly hungry? Or how the rich brown packaging of chocolate bars draws you in? Food companies know exactly what they’re doing with ...