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Unhealthy Food Marketing
High-sugar toddler milks overpriced, potentially harmful
VicHealth is calling for an end to aggressive marketing of toddler milk formulas, as new research reveals some products are up to four times more expensive than regular milk, but with more sugar and fewer key nutrients.
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Unhealthy food marketing
Supermarkets pushing unhealthy food, putting profits above health of families: new study
VicHealth has backed Deakin University’s call for supermarkets to do more to encourage healthy eating, as new research reveals how major supermarkets heavily promote unhealthy food and drinks to shoppers.
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Partnership Grants
More Melburnians to access affordable fruit and veg, thanks to $150k funding boost
VicHealth and The Community Grocer are joining forces to give people facing disadvantage greater access to high-quality, affordable fruit and vegetables in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Partner release
Health professionals and vegetable growers team up to increase fruit and vegetable intake
Australia’s leading health professionals and horticulture industry groups have teamed up to launch the Fruit & Vegetable Consortium, which brings together key organisations to collectively advocate for comprehensive action to address Australia’s complacency about eating fruits and vegetables.
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Salt Awareness Week
'Lightly salted' kale chips crowned saltiest snack
While Australians may think veggie savoury snacks are healthier options, new research shows some products are hiding alarming amounts of salt that could be damaging their health. What's more, supermarket shoppers should treat the marketing claims on these products with caution as the highest and lowest veggie snacks both claimed to be 'lightly salted’.
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Higher standards on fast food marketing
Time to can fast food marketing targeting teens
VicHealth and the Obesity Policy Coalition are calling for higher standards on fast food marketing to teenagers and children after new research has revealed how unhealthy food and drink ads manipulate teens into buying their products.
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- 24.11.2021 Lockdown sent active boys scurrying to their screens … The Age (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
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- 07.11.2021 New opportunities for young people Tara Murray VicHealth will partner with organisations across the state to deliver more than 100,000 new opportunities for young people to ...an impact on their child enjoying good health. VicHealth chief executive Dr Sandro Demaio said The Big Connect will fund inclusive projects… Brimbank & North West | Star Weekly
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