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How to beat obesity

What鈥檚 in the government's plan to help people lose weight and what more could be done? David Aaronovitch asks the experts

The government says 鈥渢ackling obesity is one of the greatest long-term health challenges this country faces鈥 and has published a plan to help people in England lose weight. What鈥檚 in it, what鈥檚 not, and what more could be done?

David Aaronovitch asks the experts:

David Buck is a senior fellow at the health think tank The Kings Fund and used to work for The Department of Health
Smitha Mundas is a doctor turned journalist and a health reporter for the 麻豆社
Susan Jebb is Professor of Diet and Population Health at the University of Oxford, and a member of the Public Health England Obesity Programme.
Professor Corinna Hawkes is Director of the Centre for Food Policy at City University and Vice Chair of the London Child Obesity Task force.

Producers: Ben Crighton, Kirsteen Knight and Joe Kent
Studio Manager: James Beard
Editor: Jasper Corbett.

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29 minutes

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Sat 1 Aug 2020 11:00

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  • Thu 30 Jul 2020 20:00
  • Sat 1 Aug 2020 11:00

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