JUNK FOOD MARKETING

Children are constantly bombarded with junk food marketing. £480m is spent each year advertising products high in fat and sugar on television alone. Junk food marketing contradicts all the messages about healthy eating children recieve, undermining their ability to choose better food and their parents effort to feed them healthily.

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CHILDREN DIET CRISIS

It is no exaggeration to say there is a crisis in the childrens diets. The national diet and nutrition survey found that.

1. 92% of children consume more saturated fat than is recommened.
2. 86% consume too much sugar.
3. 72% consume too much salt.
4. 96% do not get enough fruit and vegatables.