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Food and Hospitality Industry Guide: Fast Food Industry

A guide to information on topics in the Food and Hospitality Industry for Centralian Senior College students.

Australian Statistics

Soft drink, burgers and chips - the diet of our youth
Australian Bureau of Statistics, May 2014.

Articles

Average Australian eats fast food nearly every week

Library Resources

Fast food by Healey, Justin Junk food--Australia. Convenience foods--Australia. Food habits--Australia. Nutrition--Australia. Dietetics--Australia.
Call Number: 613.2 FAST

Fast Food, Takeaway and Convenience Industry

Despite Healthier Options at Fast Food Joints, People Still Choose Burgers not Salads
Medical News Today, 03 Oct 2011.
Fast Food : Exposing the Truth
NSW Cancer Council February 2013 report.
Fast food targeted marketing
Fast food marketers target specific groups with advertising.

Fast Food - Healthy Options

Lunch - avoid the fast food fix (video)
Better Health Channel, 23 October, 2015
Healthier takeaway food: Is our love of takeaway food a weight-gain disaster or a manageable habit?
Choice, 8 August, 2014
Just add kilojoules: Better fast food menu labelling could lead to weight loss
Sydney Morning Herald, 15 May, 2015
Best and worst takeaway options in Australia
Australian Healthy Food Guide, 1 June, 2013

Vegetarian Curry by GracinhaMarco Abundo CC-BY 2.0

Fast Food Industry and Children

Have Kids’ Meals Become Healthier? Progress and Public Relations
US 2013 report.
Junk food advertising and marketing to kids
Choice article.
Marketing obesity? Junk food, advertising and kids
Australian Parliamentary research paper.

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