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Four ways junk food brands befriend kids online

If a stranger offered a child free lollies in return for their picture, the parent would justifiably be angry. When this occurs on Facebook, they may not even realise it’s happening.

Junk food tax, ad ban urged to fight childhood obesity

The Government should tax unhealthy foods to subsidise healthy ones, ban junk-food advertising and exclude fast-food outlets from school areas, a South Australian citizens’ jury recommends.

SA children receive more than half of their energy intake from junk food. Photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

The kids aren't all right: SA children living on junk food

Almost half of what South Australian children eat is junk food, new research shows.