Unlike some other countries, junk food remains inexpensive and easily accessible in Australia and is widely marketed to kids.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Junk food advertising
Displaying 1 - 20 of 40 articles
Our new research found some deals provided an astonishing 90% of the average recommended daily energy intake for adults.
Unhealthy foods are readily available and heavily marketed to us, especially at supermarkets.
The most effective strategy for reducing obesity will be tailored to each individual.
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.
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.
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 in Australia tends to be patchy, and doesn’t fully met the present and future life needs of students and their families.
It’s not just a storm in a fruit cup – branding fuels our appetite for unhealthy foods.
Social media platforms can identify children who are most interested in or vulnerable to junk food and its advertising.
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.
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?
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.
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.
The food industry says it wants to help in the fight against obesity – but it needs regulation.
Many people believe eating healthily is expensive – and more costly than buying junk food. But our new research shows this isn’t the case.
Junk food adverts need to be banned near schools and nurseries – our children’s lives depend upon it.
People overeat. And people don’t always make the healthiest food choices. That much is clear. But who is to blame for overeating and poor food choices?
It’s like putting the fox in charge of the hen house – food advertisers can make and break the rules as they like.
Top contributors
-
Professor of Public Health Policy, Deakin University
-
Executive Manager of the Obesity Policy Coalition; Senior Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne
-
Director, Master of Business Administration (MBA); Co-Director, Better Consumption Lab, Deakin University, Deakin University
-
Professor of Public Health, The University of Melbourne
-
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research Impact, Australian Catholic University
-
Director of Cancer Programs, Cancer Council NSW; PhD Candidate in Nutrition & Dietetics, University of Sydney
-
Associate professor, and Associate Director of the Global Obesity Centre, Deakin University
-
Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
-
Professor of Public Health Nutrition, University of Sydney
-
Professor of Violence Prevention and Addiction Studies, Deakin University
-
Visiting Fellow at Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne
-
PhD student/ researcher - food marketing to children and adolescents, Deakin University
-
Research Fellow, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Deakin University
-
Associate Professor, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
-
Co-Director, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition, Deakin University
