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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Alice Wilkinson

‘Retailers can make healthy options more visible’: why food marketing matters for the nation’s health

A woman with a shopping basket looks at a large pyramid display of apples with a giant apple on top

To you, it’s a snap decision made in the supermarket aisle: you choose something you want to eat, and you buy it. But there’s a complex web of psychology behind that choice, the threads of which began long before you entered the supermarket, thanks to the subconscious power of advertising, marketing and savvy product placement.

But the impact of that advertising isn’t always positive when it comes to influencing buying decisions around less healthy food.

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