Despite repeated calls for an overhaul of New Zealand’s marketing regulations to protect children from exposure to ads for unhealthy products, successive governments have failed to act.
Supermarkets may discount junk foods to capitalise on the ‘impulse buy’.
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Our new study finds in Australian supermarkets, the lower the health star rating, the higher the discounts. The time is ripe for a national conversation about making discounts healthier.
Obesity among kids in Australia needs to be treated as a serious health problem.
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If any other condition affected as many children and contributed to as many long-term health problems as obesity does, we would have had an action plan long ago. But it’s not too late to start.
Food education takes place in preschools, primary schools and secondary schools, though in different ways and to different degrees.
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Social media platforms can identify children who are most interested in or vulnerable to junk food and its advertising.
Why have successive federal governments not regulated junk food marketing to control obesity? The reasons aren’t as obvious as you might think.
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No wonder obesity is a tough public health issue for governments to deal with. Our research has uncovered a range of barriers to tackling it, some more obvious than others.
Neuroscience shows the brain’s reward centres are activated by certain packaging.
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No wonder we’re addicted to junk food. Neuroscience shows food packaging affects our enjoyment of these foods, and plays on the same brain processes as hard drug addiction.
Junk food versus healthy food – why are we always blaming consumers for ‘bad’ food choices?
Early detection and treatment of diabetes can be life-saving, but prevention by adopting healthier diets and lifestyle is even better.
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Being able to buy processed “food-like” products is often seen as a mark of personal and material success. Little attention is paid to having a healthy diet.
Most people aspire to eat a healthy diet. But things change when we get to the supermarket.
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Three in five Australian adults get sucked in by promotions and specials on junk food and sugary drinks at the supermarket, research released today shows.