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How we get sucked in by junk food specials in supermarkets

  • Written by Jane Martin, Executive Manager of the Obesity Policy Coalition; Senior Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne
imageMost people aspire to eat a healthy diet. But things change when we get to the supermarket.Vladyslav Starozhylov/Shutterstock

Three in five Australian adults get sucked in by promotions and specials on junk food and sugary drinks at the supermarket, research released today shows.

The research for LiveLighter – a health education campaign...

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