Study suggests graphic images for junk foods as with cigarettes

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.

A British survey has found that TV ads for junk food made children feel hungry. (AAP) Source: Press Association