Deakin Uni media release: Supermarkets urged to end “heavy promotion of unhealthy foods”

Researchers from Deakin University’s Global Obesity Centre have put out a study that claims Australia’s biggest supermarket chains have disadvantaged shoppers by “encouraging poor dietary habits”. The study found that soft drinks, chips, chocolates and lollies are given prominent shelf-space, and given more frequent price discounts than healthier food lines, and are given more important […]