One of the top sources of added sugar in children's diets is in their breakfast cereal. A new study shows that advertising drives sales of high-sugar cereals when it's aimed directly at kids under 12 ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

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 ...

BETTER CHOICES AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE. DO YOUR KIDS BEG FOR THOSE BRIGHTLY COLORED BOXES IN THE CEREAL AISLE? WELL, A RECENT STUDY TOOK A CLOSE LOOK AT NEWLY LAUNCHED BREAKFAST CEREALS BETWEEN 2010 ...

You already know that sugary cereal isn’t exactly a healthy food. Still, a recent study finds that breakfast cereals marketed to kids may be getting even worse: sweeter, saltier and less nutritious.

As a long-time health specialist and father of a premature infant, I have experienced the issue of educating my son as to the benefits of avoiding many of the highly processed foods which are so ...

If cereal is your go-to breakfast choice for your kids — quick, easy and "whole grain" or "vitamin-fortified" — you may want to take a closer look at the nutrition label. A new study has revealed that ...