UK bans daytime TV ads for unhealthy foods to tackle child obesity
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UK bans daytime TV ads for unhealthy foods to tackle child obesity

Deccan Chronicle  

A Step Toward Healthier Habits The ban targets products that fail to meet nutritional standards, with a specific focus on foods that are high in fat, salt, and sugar. This initiative is part of the government's broader strategy to tackle childhood obesity, which has reached alarming levels in the UK. The government has argued that these ads influence children's eating habits and contribute to unhealthy food choices. The UK's new policy is part of a broader global trend aimed at addressing the rising rates of childhood obesity, with similar measures being considered or already implemented in other countries. While this new advertising ban is a key part of the government's approach, many believe that tackling childhood obesity will require a multi-faceted approach, including changes in lifestyle, diet, and public awareness.

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'Fat tax' on junk food could be introduced to tackle childhood obesity, chief medical officer Sir Chris Whitty tells government
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Fat tax' on junk food could be introduced to tackle childhood obesity, chief medical officer Sir Chris Whitty tells government

Daily Mail  

Britain's health chief has suggested that a fat tax could be introduced on junk food in a bid to tackle childhood obesity. Sir Chris warned that children were being 'set up to live a shorter and unhealthier life through obesity and the diseases it causes' because there is so much easily available junk food in cities. Sir Chris said: 'Cities …

‘Junk food’ crackdown: Why UK is banning ads of pizzas, porridge, cakes
3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Junk food’ crackdown: Why UK is banning ads of pizzas, porridge, cakes

Firstpost  

The UK government is banning adverts of several ‘junk food’ products, including porridge, muesli, chocolate, and sugary breakfast cereals. UK’s crackdown on ‘junk food’ ads To tackle childhood obesity, the UK government has decided to ban adverts for several ‘junk food’ items. Notably, sugary breakfast cereals such as granola, muesli and “porridge oats, including instant porridge and other hot oat-based …

To curb child obesity, UK to stop airing daytime ads showing muffins, burgers
3 months, 3 weeks ago

To curb child obesity, UK to stop airing daytime ads showing muffins, burgers

India Today  

The UK government is banning daytime TV adverts for sugary foods like granola and muffins in its battle against child obesity, branding such popular items as junk food. Under measures unveiled on Tuesday, ads showing "less healthy" food and drinks will only be allowed to be aired after the 9:00 pm watershed from October next year. Also included on the …

One in three kids now OBESE in some areas of the UK - do you live in child obesity hotspot? Check our interactive map to find out
4 months, 3 weeks ago

One in three kids now OBESE in some areas of the UK - do you live in child obesity hotspot? Check our interactive map to find out

Daily Mail  

Almost a third of children in parts of England are obese by the time they start secondary school, figures revealed today. Thirty-one per cent of Year 6 pupils in Knowsley, Merseyside, are classed as obese — more than twice the levels logged in leafy areas such as Surrey and Richmond-upon-Thames. Among children in reception, 9.6 per cent were considered obese …

ITV set to lose millions from Government ban on junk food adverts before 9pm
6 months, 1 week ago

ITV set to lose millions from Government ban on junk food adverts before 9pm

Daily Mail  

Food fight: ITV boss Carolyn McCall has hit out against the move to ban on junk food ITV’s boss has warned the Government’s ban on junk food Carolyn McCall has hit out against the move as ministers pledged to press ahead with the policy, despite complaints about ‘nanny state’ curbs and their impact on broadcasters. The move is intended to …

Fantastic to see junk food ad bans at last, says Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Fantastic to see junk food ad bans at last, says Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

The Independent  

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Junk food is promoted online to appeal to kids and target young men, our study shows
8 months, 1 week ago

Junk food is promoted online to appeal to kids and target young men, our study shows

Salon  

The Australian government has been investigating whether we should ban unhealthy food advertising online, and how it could work. Our study shows junk food advertising is disproportionately served to young people, especially young men. While not all of these sport-related ads promoted or displayed unhealthy food products directly, the sport provided the focal point of ads with strong brand-specific elements, …

Children in UK getting shorter due to malnutrition in ‘national embarrassment’
9 months, 1 week ago

Children in UK getting shorter due to malnutrition in ‘national embarrassment’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Childhood obesity has been growing in the past decade Baroness …

New research finds alarming link between streaming app ads and junk food intake by teenagers
10 months, 1 week ago

New research finds alarming link between streaming app ads and junk food intake by teenagers

India TV News  

Young users of live-streaming gaming platforms like Twitch are increasingly consuming unhealthy snacks, influenced by the promotional content they encounter while online. "Food and drink Rebecca Evans of the University of Liverpool led the research team, which surveyed 490 individuals with an average age of 17. Evans expressed concern over the findings, calling for stronger regulations on the digital marketing …

Food firms ‘harming children with unhealthy products and misleading advertising’
1 year, 1 month ago

Food firms ‘harming children with unhealthy products and misleading advertising’

The Independent  

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Childhood obesity rates down amid ‘disturbing’ rise in underweight pupils
1 year, 5 months ago

Childhood obesity rates down amid ‘disturbing’ rise in underweight pupils

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Obesity rates among children have fallen for the second year in …

Public health advocates demand warning labels, ban on junk food ads
1 year, 6 months ago

Public health advocates demand warning labels, ban on junk food ads

The Hindu  

September 22, 2023 08:31 pm | Updated September 25, 2023 12:37 pm IST - NEW DELHI Public health experts, consumer groups, lawyers, and patient groups on September 22 called on the Union government to check the rise in consumption of high fat, sugar, salt, and ultra-processed foods, warning that if the trend goes unchecked, India will not be able to …

Fixing the global childhood obesity epidemic begins with making healthy choices the easier choices
1 year, 7 months ago

Fixing the global childhood obesity epidemic begins with making healthy choices the easier choices

Salon  

The global childhood obesity epidemic has exploded. Social determinants of childhood obesity Social determinants of health refer to the conditions where people live, learn, work, play and worship that affect health and quality of life. In other words, if poor diet is one of the causes of childhood obesity, then the social determinants that shape a child and their family's …

Axing two-for-one junk food deal bans ‘unforgivable’, campaigners warn
1 year, 9 months ago

Axing two-for-one junk food deal bans ‘unforgivable’, campaigners warn

The Independent  

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Eight out of 10 adults support ban on advertising junk food to children
1 year, 10 months ago

Eight out of 10 adults support ban on advertising junk food to children

The Independent  

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Study hints healthier school lunch can reduce obesity
2 years, 1 month ago

Study hints healthier school lunch can reduce obesity

Associated Press  

A 2010 federal law that boosted nutrition standards for school meals may have begun to help slow the rise in obesity among America’s children — even teenagers who can buy their own snacks, a new study showed. “You have the potential to really impact their excess weight gain over the course of their entire childhood,” said Dr. Aruna Chandran, a …

Children Will Consume Less ‘Junk Food’ If Not Exposed to Such Ads, Say 56% Parents in Survey
2 years, 4 months ago

Children Will Consume Less ‘Junk Food’ If Not Exposed to Such Ads, Say 56% Parents in Survey

News 18  

A government rule prohibiting brands from advertising “junk food” targeting children was a favourable measure for close to 92 per cent people, as per a survey conducted among parents. The report also highlighted how 50 per cent of the respondents felt that their children will demand or consume less packaged food if they did not come across Existing guidelines in …

70 health organisations urge Government not to abandon anti-obesity measures
2 years, 6 months ago

70 health organisations urge Government not to abandon anti-obesity measures

The Independent  

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Why obesity is a growing problem among kids?
2 years, 8 months ago

Why obesity is a growing problem among kids?

Live Mint  

Despite numerous public health initiatives to encourage healthy behaviours and improve living conditions the rates of new cases of obesity in elementary school are higher and are occurring earlier in childhood than they were even a decade earlier, according to a new study. Major findings from the study include: Approximately 40 per cent of today's high school students and young …

Boris Johnson scraps ban on TV adverts for junk food ‘to help poorer families’
2 years, 10 months ago

Boris Johnson scraps ban on TV adverts for junk food ‘to help poorer families’

The Telegraph  

A ban on junk food advertising has been scrapped by the Government as part of measures to help shoppers afford cheap meals. Ministers on Friday pushed back an incoming pre-9pm ban on television adverts for "buy-one-get-one-free" deals and unhealthy snacks amid the cost of living crisis, following cuts to the UK’s healthy living policies that were brought in during the …

Boris Johnson scraps ban on BOGOF junk food deals to soften blow of cost of living crisis
2 years, 10 months ago

Boris Johnson scraps ban on BOGOF junk food deals to soften blow of cost of living crisis

Daily Mail  

Boris Johnson will scrap a ban on 'buy one get one free' junk food deals and a 9pm watershed for sugary snacks to help poorer families. Boris Johnson will scrap a ban on 'buy one get one free' junk food deals and a 9pm watershed for fatty and sugary snacks after finally bowing to Tory pressure Many anticipated that the …

TfL junk food ad ban linked to less buying of high fat, salt and sugar products
3 years, 1 month ago

TfL junk food ad ban linked to less buying of high fat, salt and sugar products

The Independent  

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More free school meal vouchers is good news, but it doesn’t go far enough in tackling food poverty
4 years, 7 months ago

More free school meal vouchers is good news, but it doesn’t go far enough in tackling food poverty

The Independent  

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No junk food tax policies in government’s anti-obesity drive, minister says
4 years, 8 months ago

No junk food tax policies in government’s anti-obesity drive, minister says

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government’s new anti-obesity drive will not include any new taxes …

Junk food adverts ‘to be banned before 9pm’ as part of UK obesity crackdown
4 years, 8 months ago

Junk food adverts ‘to be banned before 9pm’ as part of UK obesity crackdown

The Independent  

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Why are school lunches still so unhealthy?
5 years, 7 months ago

Why are school lunches still so unhealthy?

The Independent  

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Federal Government under pressure to pull its weight on growing obesity epidemic
5 years, 9 months ago

Federal Government under pressure to pull its weight on growing obesity epidemic

ABC  

Public health campaigns targeting people with obesity are often useless and could be doing more harm than good, according to leading international experts who say the Federal Government needs to do much more to tackle the chronic disease. Key points: Calls for the Federal Government to overhaul its approach to preventing obesity Health experts say public campaigns targeting obesity are …

Junk food adverts from McDonald's, M&S and Asda banned after appearing on children's websites
5 years, 9 months ago

Junk food adverts from McDonald's, M&S and Asda banned after appearing on children's websites

The Independent  

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Junk food adverts could be banned before 9pm as part of government plans to fight ‘epidemic’ of childhood obesity
6 years ago

Junk food adverts could be banned before 9pm as part of government plans to fight ‘epidemic’ of childhood obesity

The Independent  

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Junk food 'two-for-one' deals targeted in fight against obesity
6 years, 2 months ago

Junk food 'two-for-one' deals targeted in fight against obesity

The Independent  

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High-sugar cereal ads linked to obesity, cancer risk in kids
6 years, 2 months ago

High-sugar cereal ads linked to obesity, cancer risk in kids

India TV News  

A new research has warned parents from exposing children to TV ads about high-sugar cereals. The study, led by a team from the Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, US, showed that high-sugar cereals are heavily promoted during programmes aired for children on TV. "One factor believed to contribute to children's poor quality diets is the marketing of nutritionally-poor foods directly …

4 million UK children too poor for healthy diet
6 years, 6 months ago

4 million UK children too poor for healthy diet

CNN  

London CNN — Nearly 4 million children in the UK live in households that struggle to afford fruit, vegetables and other foods conducive to a healthy lifestyle, according to a report by the Food Foundation. “It’s crucial that a coordinated cross-government effort develops policy that accounts for the cost of its recommended diet, and creates a food system that does …

KFC and Kellogg’s adverts banned after firms targeted children
6 years, 7 months ago

KFC and Kellogg’s adverts banned after firms targeted children

The Independent  

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Energy drinks set to be banned for under-16s as part of government plan to tackle obesity
6 years, 9 months ago

Energy drinks set to be banned for under-16s as part of government plan to tackle obesity

The Independent  

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Sweets at supermarket checkouts to be banned in fight against childhood obesity
6 years, 9 months ago

Sweets at supermarket checkouts to be banned in fight against childhood obesity

The Independent  

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Jamie Oliver wants to ban junk food ads on television, but he might be wrong about how much influence they actually have
6 years, 10 months ago

Jamie Oliver wants to ban junk food ads on television, but he might be wrong about how much influence they actually have

The Independent  

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This is how advertising has the power to make children fat
6 years, 10 months ago

This is how advertising has the power to make children fat

The Independent  

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Sadiq Khan to ban junk food advertising on London transport to tackle child obesity ‘ticking timebomb’
6 years, 10 months ago

Sadiq Khan to ban junk food advertising on London transport to tackle child obesity ‘ticking timebomb’

The Independent  

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Junk food ads to be banned across Tube, buses and trains in London
6 years, 10 months ago

Junk food ads to be banned across Tube, buses and trains in London

The Telegraph  

Junk food advertisments will be banned on buses, trains and on the London Underground in sweeping plans drawn up by the capital’s mayor. Sadiq Khan has published proposals which mean posters for food and drink which is high in fat, salt or sugar would not be allowed on any part of the transport network, The Mayor urged ministers to introduce …

Doctors call for fast food restaurants to be banned near schools
6 years, 11 months ago

Doctors call for fast food restaurants to be banned near schools

The Independent  

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Jamie Oliver launches manifesto to cut childhood obesity in half
6 years, 11 months ago

Jamie Oliver launches manifesto to cut childhood obesity in half

Daily Mail  

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has launched a 'manifesto' to cut the scale of childhood obesity in half. Serves 6 Total time 2hrs 15mins INGREDIENTS 500g lean minced lamb 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary 1 x 400g tin of cannellini beans 2 onions 2 carrots 2 sticks of celery 250g chestnut mushrooms 1 heaped tablespoon plain flour 800ml organic chicken or …

How children are vulnerable to junk food ads on social media
7 years ago

How children are vulnerable to junk food ads on social media

The Independent  

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The Call-In: Childhood Obesity Rates Are At Their Highest Since 1999
7 years ago

The Call-In: Childhood Obesity Rates Are At Their Highest Since 1999

NPR  

The Call-In: Childhood Obesity Rates Are At Their Highest Since 1999 Enlarge this image toggle caption Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images Childhood obesity was on the decline, or so it seemed. The numbers have moved — in the wrong direction, according to a prominent new study which shows the highest spike in obesity among children 2 - 5 since …

Food poverty: One in four parents have skipped meals in order to make ends meet, finds survey
7 years, 1 month ago

Food poverty: One in four parents have skipped meals in order to make ends meet, finds survey

The Independent  

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Obese children likely to die up to 20 years earlier than healthy peers, report warns
7 years, 2 months ago

Obese children likely to die up to 20 years earlier than healthy peers, report warns

The Independent  

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Link between television ads and junk food consumption
7 years, 2 months ago

Link between television ads and junk food consumption

Daily Mail  

Teenagers who watch lots of television adverts eat far more junk food, researchers have warned. However, when they watched TV without adverts, there was no link between screen time and the likelihood of eating more junk food, the Cancer Research UK team found, suggesting adverts may drive snacking. ‘We’re not claiming that every teenager who watches commercial TV will gorge …

One in eight British parents fail to recognise child health issues, study finds
7 years, 2 months ago

One in eight British parents fail to recognise child health issues, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One in eight British parents admit they wouldn’t be able to …

Junk food advertisements should be banned before 9pm to protect children, top doctors demand
7 years, 3 months ago

Junk food advertisements should be banned before 9pm to protect children, top doctors demand

The Telegraph  

Junk food New research has found six in 10 food and drink commercials shown during programmes watched by hundreds of thousands of children are for products high in fat, sugar and salt. The study by the Obesity Health Alliance and the University of Liverpool found that in some cases children were “bombarded” with up to nine junk food Experts said …

Why child obesity rates have soared
7 years, 4 months ago

Why child obesity rates have soared

The Independent  

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New data on almost 13 million people, from 200 countries …

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