Childhood Obesity (14) - Government legislation

The government should encourage the academia to conduct more research projects on junk food addiction by providing more research funding. The results of these research projects can give solid foundation to the Legislature for enacting appropriate laws against junk food by mirroring what is currently being done on tobacco products, for example, taxing junk food, labeling junk food as hazardous to one’s health, and limiting children’s access to junk food.