A gutful of lunchbox hype – has selling 'good bugs not drugs' for kids' health gone too far?

  • Written by: Christopher Mayes, Senior Research Fellow, Alfred Deakin Institute, Deakin University
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Does your child have a “gut-friendly” lunchbox? It’s Healthy Lunchbox Week, a back-to-school initiative of Nutrition Australia. School lunches are essential for long-term child health and well-being, according to some researchers.

There are even mediareports that a “gut-friendly” lunchbox might help...

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