Junk Food Ads Increase Kids' Calorie Intake by 130 Daily

Karmactive Staff

Five minutes. That's all it took to make 240 kids eat 130 extra calories without realizing it.

Photo Credits: Candace McDaniel (CC0)

Scientists from University of Liverpool just cracked the code on why kids can't stop snacking after screen time.

Photo Credits: Wayan Vota (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

The scary part? It wasn't even the food that got them. Just logos, jingles, and cartoon mascots did the trick.

Photo Credits: C. Evans (CC0)

58.4 calories in snacks, 72.5 calories at lunch - all triggered by ads they saw hours earlier.

Photo Source: PersonalCreations.com (CC BY 2.0)

YouTube, Instagram, billboards, video games - nowhere is safe from these appetite triggers.

Photo Credits: Stacey MacNaugh (CC BY 2.0)

Professor Emma Boyland's team found the worst part: kids with higher weight ate even MORE extra food.

Photo Source: Ark. Agricultural Exp Station (CC BY 2.0)

The UK is banning junk food ads before 9pm in October, but experts say it won't be enough.

Photo Source: Rian (Ree) Saunders's (CC BY 2.0)

Here's why: kids aged 7-15 lack the brain power to spot when they're being manipulated.

Photo Source: Anna Shvets (Pexels)

Those 130 daily calories equal a chocolate bar. Every. Single. Day.

Photo Source: Kalsey (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Kids from poorer families face DOUBLE the obesity rates, making them sitting ducks for advertisers.

Photo Source: EU Civil Protection  (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Companies spend millions studying which colors and sounds make kids crave junk food.

Photo Credits: Purple Sherbet (CC BY 2.0)

One simple solution parents miss: those 5 minutes of ads trigger hours of overeating.

Photo Source: Helena Lopes (Pexels)

The scary truth? These ads work so well that £2 billion in health costs could be saved just by stopping them.

Photo Source: Vika Glitter (Pexels)

Next time your kid grabs extra snacks, check what they watched 5 minutes ago. The answer might shock you.

Photo Source: Candance McDaniel (CC BY 2.0)