Easily influenced? Overexposure to junk food advertising and how it’s impacting our kids with Emma Groves

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Crunch Bites

Crunch&Sip

23 episodes

1 month ago

Crunch Bites is the newest ‘grab and go’ podcast for parents who want to learn how to feed their family well whilst saving on time, money and stress. Brought to you by qualified nutritionists, each episode bites off a topic that will help you build those healthy habits in the home. From packing healthy lunchboxes, to building a positive body image, to reaching for rainbow foods in the home, join us as we chat about practical ways to feed your family healthy food.

Crunch bites is brought you by the Crunch&Sip team at Cancer Council WA and funded by Healthway.

For more information about the program visit crunchandsip.com.au

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Crunch bites is brought you by the Crunch&Sip team at Cancer Council WA and funded by Healthway.

For more information about the program visit crunchandsip.com.au

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Easily influenced? Overexposure to junk food advertising and how it’s impacting our kids with Emma Groves

Crunch Bites

16 minutes 5 seconds

1 year ago

Easily influenced? Overexposure to junk food advertising and how it’s impacting our kids with Emma Groves

In today’s episode, Mikala will be speaking with special guest Emma Groves, Obesity Policy Senior Coordinator at Cancer Council WA. Emma’s work is focused on advocating for policy change in Western Australia to help create environments that support healthy eating.

Join Mikala and Emma as they chat about how advertising and business practices of the food industry are impacting children's health, why there is a need for regulation, and what can be done to address these issues and reduce harm for our children.

Topics covered in this episode:

What do we mean when we say food environment?
How our kids are exposed to junk food advertising everyday.
What impact this has on our families’ health.
Does where you live make a difference to the amount of junk food advertising you see?
What can governments do to reduce junk food advertising?
What parents can do if they would like to see change.

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If you want to learn more or contact Emma, email us on nutrition@cancerwa.asn.au or our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/crunchandsip/

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