From banning junk food ads to a sugar tax: with diabetes on the rise, we can’t afford to ignore the evidence any longer

By Gary Sacks, Professor of Public Health Policy, Deakin University

There are renewed calls this week for the Australian government to implement a range of measures aimed at improving our diets. These include restrictions on junk food advertising, improvements to food labelling, and a levy on sugary drinks.

This time the recommendations come from a parliamentary inquiry into diabetes in Australia. Its final report, tabled in parliament on Wednesday, was prepared by a parliamentary…

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