Junk food advertisers are targeting Aussie kids with manipulative advertising that encourages unhealthy eating habits and a pathway to poor health. Let’s make life easier for parents and give our kids the best chance to grow into healthy adults.
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Find out more about our call to the NSW Government to take action on childhood obesity by restricting junk food advertising on public transport.
Children are exposed to up to 2800 junk food ads every year on their way to and from school, according to Cancer Council NSW and University of Wollongong research.
The UK government has announced a ban on the advertising of foods high in fat, sugar or salt (HFSS) being shown on TV and online before 9pm. This is an important step forward in protecting children from the effects of junk food marketing. The evidence that unhealthy food marketing influences children’s food choices is strong yet worldwide governments have been hesitant to step in and protect children.
Ten years on from the introduction of self-regulation junk foods continue to be advertised to children.
Want to know more? Find out what else you can do to stop junk food advertisers targeting our kids and how to help your family establish healthy habits for life.
Over one in four children in NSW are overweight or obese which puts them at risk of preventable health conditions in the future. Children with obesity are over five times more likely to have obesity as adults.
Junk food is a term applied to foods and drinks that are high in kilojoules and have added fats, sugars and salt.
One in every five NSW children are overweight or obese and a high proportion will go on to become overweight adults, increasing the risk of cancer.