AUSTRALIAN children are exposed to about 2200 junk food advertisements on television each year, according to a study.

The study has renewed calls from health and consumer groups for a government ban on junk food advertising during peak children's viewing times to help fight obesity.

Launching a campaign yesterday to raise awareness of the amount of junk food advertising directed at children, a coalition of more than 15 organisations, including the Cancer Council, pointed to research that children who watch two hours of television a day could be exposed to up to 2200 junk food ads a year. The Cancer Council NSW and the University of Sydney carried out the study.

DANIELLA MILETIC

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