Calls for junk food to have graphic cigarette-style warnings on packaging

Calls for junk food to have graphic cigarette-style warnings on packaging Graphic health warnings on food packets – similar to those used for cigarettes – could prompt people to abandon “hedonistic impulses” and choose healthier foods, a study suggests.

The study, by the University of Melbourne and Cancer Council Victoria, monitored the brain activity of 95 people as they were shown packages of 50 foods such as chips, chocolate bars, biscuits, nuts, fruits and vegetables. The Daily Telegraph

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• Graphic cigarette-style health warnings also effective on sugary drinks, finds study The Independent