Social media posts from 14 of 20 of the nation’s biggest food and drink brands during March, April and May 2020 referenced the Covid-19 response, according to an analysis just published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition.Covid-washing “portrays a company as empathetic and contributing in a...
Western Australia’s leading non-government health agencies have joined forces to call on the State Government to immediately end junk food advertising on government property such as public transport, outdoor billboards and sporting venues. Read article ...
This study of the nutritional quality of online food delivery in Auckland and Sydney, found that the most popular food outlets on the market-leading online food delivery service are unhealthy and popular menu items are mostly discretionary foods. Read research Listen to panel discussion ...
The Berkeley City Council, in Northern California is the first US city to ban junk food in grocery store checkout aisles.. Read article ...
It is well known that food retailers shape purchasing decisions through marketing strategies, particularly the ‘four Ps’ of price, promotion, place and product.There is ample evidence to show settings-based interventions can create supportive environments for healthy food choices especially at the point of purchase such...
The southern Mexican state of Oaxaca has banned the sale of sugary drinks and high-calorie snack foods to children – a measure aimed at curbing obesity. Read Article ...
For more than 20 years, sugary drinks have been banned at Glenview School, Porirua, and students there say it's given their education and lives a big boost. Read article ...
Prevention Centre’s project finds that the promotion of junk food by supermarkets is encouraging poor dietary choices, particularly among areas of socioeconomic disadvantage. Visit website ...
This study reported in The Conversation found most major social media platforms have restrictions on the advertising of tobacco, alcohol and gambling to children however few restrictions around junk food. Read here ...
The heavy promotion of junk foods by Australia’s supermarket chains is encouraging poor dietary habits, particularly among shoppers living in areas of socioeconomic disadvantage, a new study has found. Visit website ...
