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Research on life sciences detailed by scientists at University of Sydney, Center for Health Policy

Published in Physician Law Weekly, March 10th, 2010

Researchers detail in 'Do socio-economic factors influence supermarket content and shoppers' purchases,' new data in life sciences. "ISSUE ADDRESSED: Obesity is at crisis proportions. Individuals of low socio-economic status (SES) are more likely to consume higher energy dense diets than their high socio-economic status counterparts," scientists writing in the Health Promotion Journal of Australia report.

"The contribution of supermarket purchases of energy dense, nutrient poor foods has not been well-researched and has largely depended on unverified self-report. We estimated the proportion of supermarket shelf space dedicated to non-core foods in nine...

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Source: Physician Law Weekly (2010-03-10)

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