The junk food generation
- Title
- The junk food generation
- Genre
- Interview; Documentary; Special; Consumer advice
- TX Date
- 5 Jul 1986
- Year of production
- 1986
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- Duration
- 00:52:08
- Description
- The Junk Food Generation, presented by Michael van Straten. Looks at the effect of the modern diet on health and behaviour, research on children’s diets, public awareness of good diet and effect of adverts. Includes parent’s view; interviews with Dr. Vincent Marks, Surrey University; Dr. Michael Jacobson, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington DC; Alexander Schauss, director of the Institute of Bio-Social research, Takoma; Dr Stephen Schoenthaler, professor of sociology at California State University; Dr. Frank Sacks, Harvard Medical School; Professor Aubrey Sheiham, University College, London; Peggy Charren, Action for Children’s Television; Caroline Walker, nutritionist; Ron Bradley, Tesco; Alexander Gobell, Hengrove School; pupils at Hengrove School; Wally Taylor, chief catering officer, Surrey County Council; Dr John Brown, Health Education Council; Professor John Yudkin.
- Contributors
- John Brown; Michael van Straten; Vincent Marks; Michael Jacobson; Alexander Schauss; Stephen Schoenthaler; Frank Sacks; Aubrey Sheiham; Peggy Charren; Caroline Walker; Ron Bradley; Alexander Gobell; Wally Taylor; John Yudkin
- Keywords
- Health; Advertising; Children (age group); Diet; Nutrition; Food; Food industry; Research; Sugar industry; Child behaviour
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