A new study finds that when kids see familiar and favorite characters from cartoons or movies on food packaging, they tend to like that food more. That may not seem like such a revelation, but ...

One of the best things about childhood is watching cartoons and eating ice cream, candies, and all kinds of forbidden junk food. As we grow up, we might still love ice cream, but somehow fail to match ...

CU-Boulder study finds plump cartoon characters drive kids to junk food Children tend to reach for low-nutrition, high-calorie food — and more of it — after seeing cartoon characters that seem ...

Well, sort of. As with most other fast food chains, there’s a brand universe, populated by talking animals and burglarizing burger-lovers and all sorts of whacky characters, and Loco’l is no different ...