Calls to regulate fast food in ‘Heart Attack Alley’
Hi Neighbours,
West Auckland's Lincoln Road is not only home to more than 34 fast food restaurants, it's also within walking distance of seven local schools.
Without doubt, this is a food environment that needs to change and Minister of Health, Dr David Clark, clearly agrees.
He is keen for more regulation of fast food advertising and has been talking to the Food Industry Task Force about what changes can be made.
But Henderson Intermediate deputy principal Debbie Wylde says it's hard to compete with the fast-food options when trying to encourage students to make the healthier choice with their money.
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