High sugar cereal brands target TV ads directly to kids under age 12. And this targeted advertising leads to greater household purchases of unhealthy kid cereals, a new study finds.

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Over the past two years, the price of healthy foods increased by 21%, while unhealthy foods rose by 11%. Low-income families are significantly impacted as they struggle to afford nutritious diets.

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The rising consumption of processed foods raises ... individuals with unhealthy diets, can damage DNA, potentially leading to cancer. Endocrine disruptors and reproductive health Another ...

A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows that advertising drives sales of high-sugar cereals market to children.

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A push to reform the American diet is being driven largely by conservatives who have taken up a cause that has long been a darling of the left.

"Attempting to classify foods as unhealthy ... cartoons, toys, and games, along with social media advertising," Rene Rocha, one of the lawyers at Morgan & Morgan representing Martinez, told KFF ...

The Food Foundation’s report makes a distinction between healthy and unhealthy foods according to the UK Nutrient Profiling Model, as well as the Eatwell Guide, which is the government’s ...