Junk food advertising a 'major contributor' to obesity
Advertising of junk food is a “major contributor” to the diseases sending New Zealanders to an early grave, the Ministry of Health says.
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Advertising of junk food is a “major contributor” to the diseases sending New Zealanders to an early grave, the Ministry of Health says.
It’s almost three-quarters of all packaged food on our supermarket shelves - and experts think it’s driving the global explosion of obesity.
Ministers were told taking GST off fruit and vegetables wouldn't make them cheaper. A tax on sugary drinks, though, could make us healthier.
Setting maximum levels for sugar and salt in food and limiting the size of fast food portions are being pushed by top health officials trying to halt the obesity crisis.
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