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Supermarkets put junk food on special twice as often as healthy food, and that's a problem

  • Written by Adrian Cameron, Associate professor, and Associate Director of the Global Obesity Centre, Deakin University
Supermarkets may discount junk foods to capitalise on the 'impulse buy'.From shutterstock.com

Half-price chips, “two for one” chocolates, “buy one get one free” soft drinks: Australian supermarkets make it very easy for us to fill our trolleys with junk food.

Add in the bonus of an Ooshie or a Little Shop collectable and...

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