Australia's food star-ratings system set for overhaul

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The change to the national strategy is an attempt to tackle the country’s obesity epidemic. 9News

"Five stars is the best if you can find it but anything above three and a half stars is a good choice," Ms Cammans said.

"You just can't rely on the health star rating you need to look at the individual levels of the different nutrients," Dietician and University of South Australia lecturer Dr Evangline Mantzirois said.

 

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