News tagged with food ads
When teens focus on TV, obesity risk rises
(HealthDay)—It's not how much time teens spend watching TV but how intensely they watch that adds on the pounds, new research suggests.
Overweight and Obesity
Apr 08, 2013 |
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Second-generation CT scanner substantially reduces radiation exposure
Researchers using a newly approved advanced computed tomography (CT) system were able to significantly reduce radiation exposure in patients undergoing coronary CT angiography (CCTA), according to a new study published online ...
Cancer
Jan 31, 2013 |
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Outdoor fast food ads could promote obesity, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Past studies have suggested a relationship between neighborhood characteristics and obesity, as well as a connection between obesity and advertisements on television and in magazines.
Overweight and Obesity
Jan 31, 2013 |
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Food ads targeting parents promise taste, convenience, but deliver bad nutrition, study finds
With childhood obesity recognized as a growing national problem, a University at Albany School of Public Health study finds that a majority of food advertisements in magazines targeting parents emphasize products of poor ...
Health
Jan 23, 2013 |
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When prescription drugs go OTC, ads talk less of harms: study
(HealthDay)—When prescription drugs become available over-the-counter, advertisements for the medications are far less likely to tell consumers about the potential harms and side effects, new research finds.
Medications
Sep 11, 2012 |
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Familiarity with television fast-food ads linked to obesity
There is a long-held concern that youths who eat a lot of fast food are at risk for becoming overweight. New research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Boston shows that greater familiarity ...
Pediatrics
Apr 29, 2012 |
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New regulations fail to make TV food adverts healthier for children
Despite new regulations restricting UK TV advertisements for food, children are still exposed to the same level of advertising for junk foods which are high in fat, salt and sugar, researchers have found.
Health
Feb 15, 2012 |
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Australia: Kids' exposure to junk food ads unchanged despite regulations
(Medical Xpress) -- Children's exposure to television advertising for unhealthy fast food has remained unchanged since the introduction of industry self-regulation, according to new research from the University ...
Health
Jun 27, 2011 |
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