unhealthy food

Example Sentences

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It’s like throwing unhealthy food out of your house.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

When parents feel overwhelmed, family routines can break down, unhealthy food choices may become more common, and positive parenting behaviors can decline.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

Katharine Jenner, executive director of the Obesity Health Alliance, said it was "a welcome and long-awaited step towards better protecting children from unhealthy food and drink advertising that can harm their health and wellbeing".

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

Evidence shows children's exposure to ads for unhealthy food can influence what they eat from a young age, in turn putting them at greater risk of becoming overweight or obese.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

“If you insist on eating bland, unhealthy food instead of home-cooked yummy meals, then sure.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan