Children's food choices are affected by direct advertising and parental influence, study suggests

Children's food choices are affected by direct advertising and parental influence, study suggests: Directly advertising food items to children worries many parents and health care providers, and the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychological Association have expressed concern about the negative impact of advertising on children's healthy food choices. A new study explores the relationship between fast food advertisements, parental influence, and the food choices made by children.