Melissa Mialon

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Government should be held accountable for its role in addressing obesity and diet-related diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, in South Africa. Shutterstock

How South African food companies go about shaping public health policy in their favour

Gary Sacks, Deakin University; Eric Crosbie, University of Nevada, Reno, and Melissa Mialon, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

The food industry’s tactics are designed to reduce the likelihood of the government adopting global recommendations to tackle obesity.
The food company sponsorship of the World Cup, including from soft drink giant Coca-Cola, is arguably a direct attack on efforts to improve child health in Latin America. EPA/Guillaume Horcajuelo

A World Cup of opportunities for junk food companies

Gary Sacks, Deakin University and Melissa Mialon, Deakin University

On Saturday night, just hours before the latest quarter-finals of the World Cup, viewers watching SBS World News were exposed to over two and a half minutes of marketing for Coca-Cola. And that’s not even…

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