(Reuters) - While U.S. food companies are making healthier breakfast cereals for children, they're also aiming more ads for their unhealthiest products at kids, according to a report issued on Friday.

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 ...

They’re colorful, crunchy — and packed with junk. A new study suggests that many kid-friendly breakfast cereals are slipping in nutritional value, with more fat, sugar and sodium sneaking into every ...

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 ...

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.

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