Anxiety about the state of the UK’s health, especially the stubbornly high rate of childhood obesity, has long shaped the UK’s approach to regulating food and drink advertising. But early 2026 marked ...

Children will be shielded from junk food advertising during peak TV viewing hours from today as a long delayed crackdown on promotions for foods high in fat, sugar and salt finally becomes law. The ...

A single junk food ad may not sway adults, but the right 15-second health message can. Researchers reveal how ad length and framing shape cravings differently for normal-weight and overweight viewers, ...

A selection of less healthy, junk or HFSS foods. Credit: Monticello / Shutterstock.com The UK government has pushed back advertising restrictions on “less healthy foods” to January but still “expects” ...

Processed-food giants and produce growers are tweaking products and ads to reach the Make America Healthy Again movement. But the strategy carries risks. By Kim Severson Mason Shaw, who oversees what ...

Super Bowl LX featured a number of health and longevity-focused commercials. Doctors react to the products and claims made from MAHA, Hims, and more.

Introduced on the final day of 2025, the new policy means that billboards, digital signs and any other outdoor advertisements ...

A pending court complaint alleges bias after the regulator voted to block radio advertisements about the dangers of sugar. Two months after a public service announcement aired on the SABC radio, South ...