Generations of kids have grown up with chubby cartoon characters like Fat Albert, Winnie the Pooh and Homer Simpson -- and it may not be good for their diets. A first-of-its kind study finds that ...

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News; Technology & Science; Cartoons are a bad inflence on childrens' eating habits Almost half of parents feel pestered by their children into buying food with character-based packaging.

Whether it's characters from "SpongeBob SquarePants" or "Big Hero 6," chubby cartoon characters may be prompting our kids to eat too much.

The food industry has long marketed highly processed products to kids with characters like Tony the Tiger. But similar tactics can also work to sway school kids to eat more vegetables, a study finds.

In today’s digital age, mobile phones have become an inseparable part of life. Many parents unknowingly encourage the habit ...

Children eat more spinach and other vegetables after watching Popeye cartoons. By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Updated: 05:16 EDT, 9 August 2010 ...

Father who created cartoon-themed 'funky lunches' to get his children to eat fruit and veg creates his own party recipe book. Mark Northeast's son Oscar started eating tomatoes after they were ...

Lead author of the study, Margaret C. Campell, said children have a "tendency to eat almost twice as much indulgent food as kids who are exposed to perceived healthier looking cartoon characters ...

A new study suggests putting cartoon images like Shrek, Dora the Explorer or Scooby Doo on packaged children's snacks has a strong influence on a child's perception of how the food tastes.