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Study suggests graphic images for junk foods as with cigarettes

A pile of cheeseburgers and french fries
A British survey has found that TV ads for junk food made children feel hungry. (AAP) Source: Press Association

Graphic images of damaged organs covered in yellowish fat from too much unhealthy food could be used to turn people away from eating junk food if a new study is right. Health experts say it is time for junk foods to carry graphic warnings like cigarette packets do to combat what they see as an obesity epidemic. A study by the University of Melbourne and Cancer Council Victoria has found using graphic warnings like a decayed tooth or fatty heart on unhealthy-food labels helps improve a person's diet. This feature reveals more details.


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By Sanjaya Dissanayake

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Graphic images of damaged organs covered in yellowish fat from too much unhealthy food could be used to turn people away from eating junk food if a new study is right. Health experts say it is time for junk foods to carry graphic warnings like cigarette packets do to combat what they see as an obesity epidemic. A study by the University of Melbourne and Cancer Council Victoria has found using graphic warnings like a decayed tooth or fatty heart on unhealthy-food labels helps improve a person's diet. This feature reveals more details.



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