There are calls for junk food to be regulated like tobacco in a bid to curb the obesity epidemic.

Dr Danielle McMullen, Vice President of the Australian Medical Association, told Tom Elliott “we are really facing a crisis” in Australia.

“I think what all of these things indicate is that parts of the community are trying really hard to help make people make healthier choices, now some of them do seem to go a bit far,” she said.

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