Tag: Junk food
Ultra-processed foods are trashing our health – and the planet
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Our world is facing a huge challenge: we need to create enough high-quality, diverse and nutritious food to feed a growing population –...
Appetite for convenience: how the surge in online food delivery could be harming our health
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With the simple touch of a smartphone, online food delivery services conveniently offer takeaway food straight to your door.
Contact-free delivery has surged in popularity...
Combo meal deals and price discounts on fast food encourage us to eat more junk. It’s time for policy action
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Australians love to eat out, especially fast food. About a third of household food budgets are spent on food prepared outside the home, with...
Supermarkets claim to have our health at heart. But their marketing tactics push junk foods
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Supermarkets like to portray themselves as having the health of the community at heart. And in the middle of a pandemic, we’re all grateful supermarkets are still...
Junk food packaging hijacks the same brain processes as drug and alcohol addiction
Neuroscience shows the brain’s reward
centres are activated by certain packaging.
Food is important for our survival, which is why all living beings have...