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

Dr. Cathal McCrory:

The convenience stores stock fewer products, and they are more likely to stock more energy-dense products and less products with fruit and vegetables. They also tend to be more expensive. All of these things contribute to worse dietary intakes among the lower SES groups.