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.

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 ...

Food companies have long understood that cartoon characters and kid-friendly brand names encourage children to choose certain products – but their efficacy is not limited to junk foods, say ...

Plump cartoon characters provoke indulgent eating in kids, says study. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 8, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 07 / 150713113347.htm ...

Make it fun. A nice plate with a favourite cartoon character can do wonders. Mention that spinach, for instance, gives you muscles and carrots give you super eyes.

SORRY Peppa Pig fans, but a new study has some bad news. Rotund cartoon characters are influencing kids’ eating habits, and Peppa’s not the only culprit. Apparently, despite Big Bird’s ...

The size of cartoon characters may affect the eating habits of children. Searchkprc. 84 ...

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.

The results of the new study, involving Colorado State University and published online in the Journal of Consumer Psychology, show that kids are responsive to the apparent bodyweight of cartoon ...