Public 'tricked' into buying unhealthy food

[Northerner]

The UK's obesity crisis is being fuelled by businesses pushing unhealthy food and larger portions on shoppers, according to health experts.

The Royal Society for Public Health warned consumers were being tricked by a marketing ploy known as upselling.

The tactic involves shops, cafes and restaurants encouraging customers to upgrade to larger meals and drinks or adding high-calorie toppings and sides.

A poll suggested eight in 10 people experienced it every week.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41129960

 

[MikeTurin]

Call me shocked ;-)
This normally happens in places where the food is cheap so tho have more money they're trying to sell more.

 

[mikeyB]

I suspect that this is driven by wage pressure. There may be targets for selling large meals using upgrades to make your money.

 

[Ralph-YK]

What's new. We've had "Do you want fries with that?" for a Long time.
'Tricked' nothing actually in the story about being tricked. They're not.