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title: "Listen: Episode 6 - How children's health is being compromised by the big food industry"
description: "Did you know that big food companies are targeting children by advertising their unhealthy ultra processed, high in fat, salt and sugar food directly to them. This leads to unhealthy eating habits that go into adulthood causing obesity and malnutrition as well as diseases like diabetes and hypertension robbing them of their health. Health journalist Adèle Sulcas explains."
type: "NewsArticle"
publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "Maverick Citizen"
author: "Zukiswa Pikoli"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/zukiswa-pikoli/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-09-21-listen-episode-6-how-childrens-health-is-being-compromised-by-the-big-food-industry/"
published: "2022-09-21T19:51:56"
updated: "2022-09-21T19:56:19"
lang: "en-ZA"
---

# Listen: Episode 6 - How children's health is being compromised by the big food industry

> Did you know that big food companies are targeting children by advertising their unhealthy ultra processed, high in fat, salt and sugar food directly to them. This leads to unhealthy eating habits that go into adulthood causing obesity and malnutrition as well as diseases like diabetes and hypertension robbing them of their health. Health journalist Adèle Sulcas explains.

By Zukiswa Pikoli · Published 21 September 2022, 21:51 SAST · Updated 21 September 2022, 21:56 SAST

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