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Children exposed to food advertisements are more likely to overeat, especially if they have a specific version of a gene linked to obesity, a recent study suggests.

A local court in Haridwar has slapped Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved's five production units with a fine of Rs 11 lakh for "misbranding and putting up misleading advertisements" of their products.

Banning tobacco advertising and sponsorship is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce tobacco consumption, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO)."A comprehensive ban on all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship could decrease...

The overt response of your kids to advertisements of burgers, pizzas and french-fries may be the result of a key obesity gene influencing their brain to respond more to food advertisements and other cues to ...

The South African government has drafted a bill to ban the alcohol advertising for the national health, an official has revealed.Alcohol is viewed as the third biggest killer for the death in South Africa, being ...

Desperate for workers, the McDonald's franchise at Tampa advertised plans to pay $50 just to show up for the job interview.

Hrithik Roshan featured in Burger King's advertisement with a hint of 'jugaad'. The campaign went viral garnering immense attention on social media.

Governments must do more to protect children from sophisticated online methods used to market unhealthy foods to them, the World Health Organization in Europe said in a report released Friday.

Children may be absorbing multi-million dollar messages propagated in sports related advertisements, promoting alcohol and fast-foods, shows a study.Simone Pettigrew, professor at the University of Western Australia (UWA) and colleagues investigated the...

Watching food advertisements by parents leads to greater consumption of junk food by their children, as the kids often have distorted views on what constitutes a healthy meal, researchers have found.Kristen Harrison and Mericarmen Peralta, ...