Unhealthy food makes a “startlingly” high number of appearances in children’s television shows, researchers say.
Junk-food adverts are restricted during children’s television in the UK.
However, a study, published in Archives of Disease in Childhood, found the shows themselves “skewed” towards unhealthy food.
The Children’s Food Campaign said children were being bombarded with attractive images of unhealthy food.
Adverts for foods high in fat, salt and sugar aimed at children under 16 are not allowed in the UK.
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