Radio Wammo » Junk food http://www.wammo.co.nz off the wireless Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:36:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Jehan Casinader: Sorting the Fact from Junk http://www.wammo.co.nz/2009/05/12/jehan-casinader-sorting-the-fact-from-junk/ http://www.wammo.co.nz/2009/05/12/jehan-casinader-sorting-the-fact-from-junk/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 05:05:41 +0000 wammo http://www.wammo.co.nz/?p=1645 Listen/Download Jehan Casinader on the Junk Food Debate]]>

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One in five Kiwi young people are overweight, and the stats are getting worse. Last year, tuck shop guidelines came into force, which prevented New Zealand schools from selling unhealthy foods. Labour created the policy, National recently scrapped it, and the Greens are petitioning to get it back again. Health experts thought banning junk food was a good way to get young people’s eating habits on track. So, why has there been harsh public reaction to the idea? Jehan Casinader is a Wellington-based journalist and youth affairs commentator.

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