Intervention: Addressing obesity
Studies concluded that the removal of unhealthy sugary foods from supermarket checkout counters could make a drastic change for the high percentage of children suffering from obesity. Childhood obesity is a huge concern in many countries including Malta, in fact, recent studies show that almost 40% of school-aged children are obese . Supermarkets are being “obliged” to change the positioning of unhealthy products, even though research shows that the location of these products boosts sales for organisations. Companies are going against their strategic objectives; to increase profit, in order to safeguard future generations from consuming unhealthy products. On the go purchases are often impulsive and can be the result of children pestering their parents. Impulsive buying must never be encouraged especially when promoting unhealthy snacks that would stimulate children to disturb their parents. This type of purchasing may be one of the causes why presently there is
