Dr Peter Maguire, deputy chair of the British Medical Association's Board of Science, said Ofcom's research stated that TV advertising had an effect on children's eating habits.
He said: "We are in the midst of an obesity epidemic and must use all the tools in our armoury to prevent the next generation of British children being the most obese in history.
"The health of our children is more important than advertising revenues."
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