Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 April 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion

9:30 am

Ms Janis Morrissey:

It is about looking at our relationship with food and whether there is a disconnect between what children are taught on the curriculum in terms of having a healthy relationship with food and food as fuel, etc., and the reality of their school routine in terms of having to eat on the hoof and try to change out of a uniform into sports gear and maybe change back again, as the Deputy stated. It is about looking at what we tell children in terms of the routine of the school day. Work must be done to match the curriculum and academic side with the practical experience in schools.

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