Public health experts are urging the next Federal Government to act on junk food advertising targeting children, following new research showing 85% of caregivers are concerned about the issue. The Deakin University study, published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, found strong public support for government measures to protect kids from unhealthy food marketing.

Phil speaks with Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin, CEO of the Public Health Association of Australia, who says the findings should prompt all election candidates to consider their stance ahead of the 3 May federal election.

Slevin warns that obesity has overtaken tobacco as Australia’s leading cause of preventable disease and calls for a shift from focusing solely on health treatment to prioritising prevention—starting with limiting junk food ads aimed at children.

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