Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TV commercials are practically a synonym for annoyance. But for Gen Alpha, YouTube ads are a can’t miss even when they are a can ...

In a recent blog post, my friend Marion Nestle said, "It never occurred to me that we needed more research to prove that advertising to kids makes them want food products, pester their parents to buy ...

Food ads for kids, and on-screen exposure to tobacco for adults, are still a thing. Two studies suggest that the little ones are bombarded with junk food commercials, and adults are stumbling over ...

The first time I remember seeing weight loss ads, I was 11 years old. As a child of the ’80s and ’90s, I had a subscription to Seventeen magazine, which featured ads about weight loss and "fat camps" ...