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Local mum speaks out against marketing of junk food to children
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Up to 85,000 of this generation of children will die prematurely, unless drastic action is taken, warns Helena O’Donnell, Childhood Obesity Campaign Manager with the Irish Heart Foundation );
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A Tarmonbarry mum has spoken out against marketing junk food to children as it emerges that three out of every four people in Ireland want celebrities banned from endorsing unhealthy food and drinks.
Health psychologist Marianne Fallon, a mum-of-two who lives in Tarmonbarry (pictured below), is only too aware of the impact marketing can have on young minds - and encourages others in the area to join the campaign.
Kildare mum has spoken out against marketing junk food to children
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A Kildare mum has spoken out against marketing junk food to children as it emerges that three out of every four people in Ireland want celebrities banned from endorsing unhealthy food and drinks.
Clare Kelly, a mum-of-five who lives in Celbridge, is only too aware of the amount of marketing her teens are exposed to, and with heart disease in her family, is encouraging all people in the area to sign the Irish Heart Foundation’s petition to combat childhood obesity.
“Parents are told to feed their kids a healthy diet, and yet we not stopped child-friendly marketing of unhealthy foods,” said Clare.