Strategy to Lower the Consumption of Junk Food in Australia

Question: Discuss about theStrategy to Lower the Consumption of Junk Food in Australia. Answer: Introduction A good food has to be tastier yet healthier. Our intake of food should promote health rather than deteriorating it. Nowadays the younger generation lands up various health issues due to the intake of junk foods which is so addictive. It is a food that is cheap with high caloriesfromsugarorfatand poorfiber,protein,vitaminsorminerals (Marriam, 2015). Though it is our trend to take junk foods, it risks our life by leading to overweight, obesity,heart disease,diabetes mellitus, altering brain activity and chronic illnesses. According to Australian Bureau of Statistics (2009), only 6% of adults consume healthier food. This discussion covers various strategies to lower the consumption of junk food in Australia. As a group nominated by The Ministry of health, we found few strategies to overcome this issue. This includes reformulating the diet by changing from high to low saturated fat and calories. Substituting the regular snacks with high fiber and protein rich snacks and replacing with core foods. Restricting the junk foods intake and increasing low-density foods which were given in 2016 by medical news bulletin. com. It was published in Science daily (2016) that the regular diet should be supplemented with fruit and fresh juices. The awareness should be created among people by educating them about the ill effects of junk food and methods to take tastier yet healthy foods. The sale of junk foods in schools and hospitals should be banned. The tax should be imposed on sale of packaged foods with unhealthy concentrations, refined sugar, and unhealthy food (Grieger, 2016). Advertisement on junk foods should be restricted to reduce its intake among children. The sponsorships with unhealthy brands should be avoided in sports. The parents should avoid purchase of unhealthy foods. Increasing the cost of junk foods and lowering the cost of nutritious foods as supported by French et al (2004). The expansion of these food outlets should be restricted. These strategies should be followed effectively to lower the consumption of junk foods and thereby reducing the health risks. This policy might affect the external stakeholders as suppliers, owners and investors in sales of junk foods adversely and can lead to heavy loss in their business. It might affect the internal stakeholders such as employees and laborers in junk food sales and leave them with no job. This policy might affect the economy of the stakeholders involved in the sales of junk foods. References Australian Bureau of Statistics, National Health Survey.Summary of Results 2007-2008.Canberra: ABS; 2009. Grieger, A. Discrete strategies to reduce intake of discretionary food choices: a scoping review: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 13(57). DOI:10.1186/s12966-016-0380-z Medical News. Researchers Have Compiled Strategies that May Reduce Discretionary choices. 2016. Retrieved fromhttps://www.medicalnewsbulletin.com/researchers-compiled-strategies-may-reduce-discretionary-junk-food-choices-may-10-2016/ Merriam Webster. Junk Food / Definition of Junk Food by Merriam-Webster. 2015. Retrieved fromwww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junk%20food Science daily. Reducing consumption of discretionary (unhealthy) foods and replacing them with core foods. 2016. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160912193003.htm