Getting kids to eat healthy is something many parents struggle with, especially during the back-to-school season, but Laleh Mohmedi may have found the secret. The Australian mom turns her son's meals ...

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 ...

Nutrition professor Marion Nestle says cartoons can spotlight food politics She shares more than 250 of her favorite cartoons in her new book Her goal%3A Have people get active in food politics When ...

Children consume more low-nutrition, high-calorie food such as cookies and candy after observing seemingly overweight cartoon characters, according to a first-of-its-kind study. Children consume more ...

Be it SpongeBob SquarePants or Tony the Tiger, food companies have long used cartoon characters to market their products to children. But that tactic can also sway younger kids to eat fresh vegetables ...

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Getting kids to eat healthy is something many parents struggle with, especially during the back-to-school season, but Laleh Mohmedi may have found the secret. The Australian mom turns her son's meals ...