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The world is hooked on junk food: how big companies pull it off

The world is hooked on junk food: how big companies pull it off

IT is almost impossible nowadays to listen to the radio, watch TV or scroll through social media without being exposed to an advertisement telling us that all we need for a little happiness and love is a sugary drink or a fast-food snack. There’s nothing that a tasty, affordable, ready-made meal cannot fix, we are asked to believe. Author AGNES ERZSE, Researcher, SAMRC/Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science- PRICELESS SA, University of the Witwatersrand Over many decades our food environments have relentlessly been encouraging us to make choices that are harmful to our health, through pricing, marketing and availability.…
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Euro 2020: football’s promotion of unhealthy consumption must end

Euro 2020: football’s promotion of unhealthy consumption must end

THE Euros are here – Europe’s festival of football, featuring some of the best players on the planet in peak physical condition. Yet alongside this spectacle runs a carnival of corporate advertising – often marketing unhealthy products such as alcohol, junk food and gambling apps. ROBIN IRELAND, PhD Candidate, Commercial Determinants of Health in Sport, University of Glasgow CHRISTOPHER BUNN, Lecturer in Sociology, University of Glasgow How is it that a showcase for health and fitness became so saturated with unhealthy messages? As Gareth Southgate has said, the tournament means a lot to players and fans alike. That means these…
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