Obesity: is the food industry part of the problem or the
solution? 9 October 2009 A public lecture entitled Obesity: is
the food industry more part of the problem than part of the
solution? will take place at the University of Sydney as part of
the 'Controversies in Public Health' lecture series run by the
School of Public Health, on Monday 12 October. The speakers will
investigate the role of supermarkets in the obesity epidemic,
and the role of science in finding a solution. The speakers are:
Dr Rosemary Stanton OAM In the 1960s, Australians could access
600-800 foods, many only available seasonally. The average
supermarket now stocks around 30,000 food items, including
almost 2,000 different snack foods. Our modern food supply is
undoubtedly plentiful, microbiologically safe, cheap and
convenient, but has choice gone mad? Do we really need to use
fragile resources or make food available every hour of every
day? No one suggests that the modern food supply is solely
responsible for excess weight, but neither