http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/colleen-glasson/ With 30 years experience in dietetics, health promotion and the field of public health nutrition Colleen Glasson is currently the Nutrition Program Manager for Cancer Council NSW. She has worked for community and public health units in Western Australia, undertaken nutrition-related roles in non-government organisations in NSW and was Principal researcher on the nutrition component of The Western Australian Child and Adolescent Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey 2003. Her current role includes advocacy to reduce unhealthy food marketing to children. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/keep-junk-food-away-from-our-kids/ Today we would be shocked if cigarette and alcohol companies targeted their advertising to children. We would be shocked because the evidence is there to support such outrage. We know that tobacco kills and that alcohol consumption can have grave short-term and long-term health consequences. So shouldn’t we be equally shocked when our children are targeted for junk food marketing? The evidence is there. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Colleen Glasson) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/keep-junk-food-away-from-our-kids/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/keep-junk-food-away-from-our-kids/#item4190 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:45:57 +0000 Colleen Glasson | Author bios | The Punch