Getting Obesity Under Control - AMA Position Statement on Obesity

The Australian Medical Association is calling on the food industry to take more responsibility in curbing Australia’s obesity epidemic.

It wants supermarkets to change the way they present their products by putting healthier items in more prominent positions. Supermarkets could also offer special prices on healthier foods.

Other measures are also needed. These include:

banning the advertising of junk food to children

putting higher taxes on junk food and sugary drinks and subsidising fruit and vegetables

providing a simple labelling system for packaged food such as the “traffic-light” system.

Read more: Media release, Australian Medical Association, 5 May 2008

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Read the AMA Position Statement: Obesity - 2008

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Australia: Tax junk, subsidise fruit: AMA

Read more: The Australian, 3 May 2008

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Australia: AMA calls for cheaper fruit, vegies

Read more: Sydney Morning Herald, 4 May 2008

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