Cancer Council WA Food Policy Senior Coordinator, Dr Sharonna Mossenson, said the environments people lived in played a major role in shaping food choices.
“Unhealthy food has become increasingly difficult to avoid, with fast food outlets near schools, junk food advertising in public spaces, unhealthy sponsorship in community sport, and supermarket promotions encouraging unhealthy purchases,” Dr Mossenson said.
“Children are growing up surrounded by constant marketing and easy access to unhealthy food, normalising its consumption as part of an everyday diet.
“Un-junk is about giving communities the tools to have their voices heard and push for healthier food environments.”
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