Kit Kats classified as ‘healthy’

Food companies are advertising products such as Kit Kats and Coco Pops to children because they are classified as healthy by their own nutritional standards.

A NSW Cancer Council analysis found that 63 per cent of food that appeared in television advertisements was considered unhealthy under Food Standards Australia New Zealand nutrient profiling. The analysis has been published in the industry journal Nutrition and Dietetics.Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/how-a-kit-kat-is-classified-as-healthy-20140806-1014zc.html#ixzz39ewOysiG