Popular cartoon characters are being used to promote fatty, sugary, and salty foods to youngsters, a report out today warns.

The most awful of dolls for little girls are surely the dangerously over-sexed Bratz, whose only message to the pre-teenies is that bare mid-riffs are life’s constant must.

American Idol judge Paula Abdul has denied reports she was fired from the 'Bratz' movie, insisting she turned the role down.