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85% of Caregivers Demand Ban on Junk Food Ads

4/5/2025

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A recent Deakin University study uncovers that a staggering 85% of Australian caregivers are alarmed by junk food marketing aimed at children. Published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, the research calls for urgent government intervention, including a ban on unhealthy food advertisements targeting young audiences, as obesity emerges as Australia’s top preventable health crisis.

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A recent Deakin University study uncovers that a staggering 85% of Australian caregivers are alarmed by junk food marketing aimed at children. Published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, the research calls for urgent government intervention, including a ban on unhealthy food advertisements targeting young audiences, as obesity emerges as Australia’s top preventable health crisis.