Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 July 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Childhood Obesity: Discussion

9:30 am

Dr. Aileen McGloin:

We totally agree and that is the essence of the campaign we are running at the moment. I do not know if Deputy Kenny was here at the beginning when we mentioned that as part of our formative research, 72% of parents had seen offers of unhealthy food in non-food locations such as DIY stores and leisure centres. Even if you try to the right thing with your child, you go into the leisure centre and you are faced with the vending machine at the door so the child of course makes a beeline for the sweets. Of course, the child would do that, we are all human. These are the kinds of protections we would love to see in places where children gather, specifically. We think that could be a very important part of how we move forward.

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