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LINKS
New Zealand Sites
- Agencies for Nutrition Action
- Diabetes New Zealand
- Health Sponsorship Council - Nutrition
- HEHA Network
- Ministry of Health - Healthy Eating Healthy Action
- Ministry of Health - Obesity
- Mission On
- Obesity Action Coalition
Australian Sites
- Choice - Food campaigns Consumer group Choice is campaigning for a traffic-light food labelling system and to stop junk food marketing to children.
- NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity COO is researching the growing problem of overweight and obesity, particularly in children and young people.
- Obesity Policy Coalition This Victorian group wants to influence government policy to prevent obesity, particularly in children.
- The Obesity Society Professional site for NZ and Australian health care professionals involved in obesity research, treatment or prevention. Has obesity statistics and general information about obesity.
- The Parents Jury A network of Australian parents who want to improve the food and physical activity environments for their children.
UK Sites
- Sustain - Children’s Food Campaign Sustain wants better food in schools, no junk food marketing to children, and clear food labelling.
- Which? - Healthy Eating British consumer watchdog Which? wants to end the marketing of junk food to children.
US Sites
- Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) A US lobby group campaigning to stop marketing to children.
- CDC - Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Provides trends and facts about nutrition, physical activity, obesity and overweight in the United States.
- Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) A consumer advocacy group with many nutrition and health campaigns, one of which is to stop marketing junk food to children.
Other international sites
- International Obesity Task Force The IOTF is trying to persuade governments that it is time to take action on obesity prevention.
- Junk food generation Consumers International is campaigning to stop the marketing of unhealthy food to children.
- World Health Organization - Obesity Provides facts on causes, trends and health risks of obesity and links to WHO global databases.