Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 May 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed)

9:30 am

Mr. D.O. O'Connor:

There are definitely benefits from centralising it. The challenge is that there are many people doing slightly different things, but many of them are very much aligned. I listened to Dr. McCrory. The Super Troopers programme is not just about tackling childhood obesity, it is about education and changing habits. It is also about involving families and parents. If one educates children about nutrition, food and exercise and they go back to the home environment where it is not understood or there is no participation, it will not work.